1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike
GPTKB entity
Statements (120)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:labor_union
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:International_Workers_of_the_World
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
increased union membership
improved labor conditions legislation for labor rights influence on the New Deal policies establishment of the Pacific Coast District Council |
| gptkbp:caused_by |
poor working conditions
disputes over wages |
| gptkbp:demands |
better working conditions
higher wages union representation |
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 8 weeks
|
| gptkbp:end_date |
1934-07-03
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| gptkbp:government_type |
National Guard deployment
police violence |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
gptkb:labor_union
inspired future labor strikes led to the formation of labor unions transformed labor relations |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike
|
| gptkbp:impact |
labor relations in the U. S.
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
labor legislation
future labor strikes |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Great_Depression
|
| gptkbp:is_affected_by |
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:San_Francisco gptkb:Seattle |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:books
gptkb:documentaries gptkb:television_channel gptkb:archaeological_site community leaders community support public demonstrations scholarly articles shipping companies legal challenges academic support economic impact political activism political ramifications cultural impact negotiations with employers boycotts police violence labor leaders labor history picketing socialist organizations business opposition workers' solidarity federal government response public memory National Guard intervention longshoremen strikes in other industries communist organizations arbitration efforts strikes in other ports |
| gptkbp:launch_date |
1934-05-09
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
higher wages
improved working conditions increased unionization |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:West_Coast_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:media_coverage |
national attention
extensive coverage |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Joseph_P._Ryan
gptkb:Harry_Bridges gptkb:Tom_Mooney |
| gptkbp:outcome |
union recognition
|
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:physicist
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| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:1934_Airline_Workers_Strike
gptkb:1934_Boat_Workers_Strike gptkb:1934_Chicago_Newspaper_Strike gptkb:1934_Coal_Strike gptkb:1934_Dockside_Workers_Strike gptkb:1934_Fishermen_Strike gptkb:1934_Harbor_Workers_Strike gptkb:1934_Longshoremen_Strike gptkb:1934_Marine_Workers_Strike gptkb:1934_Maritime_Union_Strike gptkb:1934_Port_Workers_Strike gptkb:1934_Rubber_Workers_Strike gptkb:1934_Seafarers_Strike gptkb:1934_Ship_Repair_Workers_Strike gptkb:1934_Shipbuilders_Strike gptkb:1934_Steel_Strike gptkb:1934_Textile_Workers_Strike gptkb:1934_Toledo_Auto-Lite_Strike gptkb:1934_Waterfront_Workers_Strike gptkb:1934_San_Francisco_General_Strike gptkb:1934_Minneapolis_Teamsters_Strike 1934 Building Trades Strike 1934 Civil Service Strike 1934 Construction Workers Strike 1934 Dock Workers Strike 1934 Electrical Workers Strike 1934 Farm Workers Strike 1934 Firefighters Strike 1934 Freight Workers Strike 1934 Government Workers Strike 1934 Maritime Workers Strike 1934 Meatpackers Strike 1934 Nurses Strike 1934 Oil Workers Strike 1934 Police Strike 1934 Postal Workers Strike 1934 Public Works Strike 1934 Shipping Workers Strike 1934 Teachers Strike 1934 Transportation Workers Strike 1934 Warehouse Workers Strike |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:labor_union
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
establishment of the ILWU
formation of the ILWU |
| gptkbp:significant_event |
gptkb:San_Francisco_General_Strike
gptkb:Bloody_Thursday |
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:battle
|