1934 West Coast waterfront strike
GPTKB entity
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:labor_union
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:IWW
|
| gptkbp:caused_by |
disputes over wages
|
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 8 weeks
|
| gptkbp:economic_impact |
shipping
dock labor |
| gptkbp:employees |
gptkb:University
gptkb:military_officer gptkb:political_movement gptkb:film_production_company gptkb:teamsters mechanics teachers fishermen construction workers youth workers socialists railroad workers labor activists warehouse workers communists unemployed workers immigrant workers women workers disabled workers retired workers dockworkers community supporters maritime workers senior workers African American workers indigenous workers Latino workers Asian American workers shipping workers |
| gptkbp:end_date |
1934-07-03
|
| gptkbp:fire_department |
violent clashes
|
| gptkbp:government_type |
National Guard deployment
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
labor unrest in the 1930s
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
labor movement in the U. S.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1934 West Coast waterfront strike
|
| gptkbp:impact |
labor relations in the U. S.
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Great_Depression
previous labor strikes |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:International_Longshore_and_Warehouse_Union
longshoremen |
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Joseph_P._Ryan
gptkb:Harry_Bridges Ruth A. H. Mc Gowan |
| gptkbp:launch_date |
1934-05-09
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspiration for future labor movements
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:West_Coast_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
higher wages
improved working conditions union recognition establishment of labor rights |
| gptkbp:participants |
tens of thousands
|
| gptkbp:primary_source |
improved working conditions
better pay unionization of dock workers |
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:1934_San_Francisco_General_Strike
gptkb:1934_Minneapolis_Teamsters_Strike 1934 Seattle General Strike |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
formation of the ILWU
|
| gptkbp:significant_event |
gptkb:San_Francisco_General_Strike
|
| gptkbp:supports |
mixed
|
| gptkbp:type |
sympathetic strike
|