1919 Actors' Equity Strike

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:affectedIndustry	gptkb:Broadway gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:cause	demand for better pay and working conditions lack of recognition of Actors' Equity Association
gptkbp:endDate	September 6, 1919
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first major strike by American actors
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Boston gptkb:Chicago gptkb:New_York_City gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:notableEvent	closure of 37 Broadway shows parade down Broadway
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:George_M._Cohan gptkb:Eddie_Cantor gptkb:Marie_Dressler gptkb:Ethel_Barrymore
gptkbp:numberOfStrikers	over 12,000
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Producing_Managers'_Association
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:Actors'_Equity_Association
gptkbp:precededBy	formation of Actors' Equity Association in 1913
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Actors'_Equity_Association gptkb:American_labor_movement
gptkbp:result	Improved working conditions for actors Recognition of Actors' Equity Association
gptkbp:startDate	August 7, 1919
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Actors'_Equity_Association
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1919 Actors' Equity Strike