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1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/1934_West_Coast_Waterfront_Strike
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:Bloody_Thursday_date
July 5, 1934
gptkbp:casualties
2 strikers killed on Bloody Thursday
gptkbp:cause
demand for better wages
demand for improved working conditions
demand for union recognition
gptkbp:endDate
July 31, 1934
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike
gptkbp:influenced
future labor movements in the US
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:Portland,_Oregon
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:Seattle
gptkb:West_Coast_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:Bloody_Thursday
gptkbp:opposedBy
gptkb:aircraft
employers
police
gptkbp:participants
gptkb:International_Longshoremen's_Association
employers
police
longshoremen
maritime workers
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkb:International_Longshore_and_Warehouse_Union
gptkb:Harry_Bridges
gptkb:San_Francisco_General_Strike
gptkbp:result
improved working conditions
union recognition
formation of International Longshore and Warehouse Union
gptkbp:significance
major turning point in US labor history
led to unionization of West Coast ports
gptkbp:startDate
May 9, 1934
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Bloody_Thursday
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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