1913 Paterson Silk Strike

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1913_Paterson_Silk_Strike
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:cause demand for better wages
demand for improved working conditions
demand for shorter workweek
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1913-07-28
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1913 Paterson Silk Strike
gptkbp:industry gptkb:silk
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paterson,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:mediaCoverage national attention
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Paterson_Pageant
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Big_Bill_Haywood
gptkb:Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn
gptkb:Carlo_Tresca
gptkbp:numberOfStrikers over 20,000
gptkbp:opposedBy silk mill owners
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
gptkbp:participants silk mill workers
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:1912_Lawrence_textile_strike
gptkbp:relatedTo labor movement in the United States
gptkbp:result strike ended without meeting workers' demands
gptkbp:significance highlighted labor unrest in early 20th century America
gptkbp:startDate 1913-02-25
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Haledon,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7