1934 West Coast Longshore Strike

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1934_West_Coast_Longshore_Strike
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Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1934_West_Coast_Waterfront_Strike
gptkbp:casualties 2 strikers killed in San Francisco
gptkbp:endDate July 31, 1934
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1934 West Coast Longshore Strike
gptkbp:influenced formation of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
gptkbp:involvedIn employers
police
longshoremen
maritime workers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:Seattle
gptkb:West_Coast_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Bloody_Thursday
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:International_Longshoremen's_Association
gptkbp:precededBy 1933 San Francisco longshoremen's strike
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkb:National_Industrial_Recovery_Act
gptkb:Harry_Bridges
strikebreaking
General Strike of 1934 (San Francisco)
Pacific Maritime Association
gptkbp:result Improved working conditions
Wage increases
Establishment of union hiring halls
Recognition of the union
gptkbp:significance major turning point in US labor history
gptkbp:startDate May 9, 1934
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Industrial_Workers_of_the_World_(international)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7