1946 United States strike wave
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:trade_unionist |
| gptkbp:cause |
inflation
demand for higher wages post-World War II economic adjustment |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1946
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Taft-Hartley_Act
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1946 United States strike wave
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
Bituminous coal strike of 1946
General Motors strike of 1945–1946 Railroad strike of 1946 Steel strike of 1946 |
| gptkbp:numberOfEmployees |
over 5 million
|
| gptkbp:participants |
labor unions
employers workers |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
labor movement in the United States
postwar labor unrest |
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Taft-Hartley_Act_of_1947
wage increases |
| gptkbp:significance |
largest strike wave in U.S. history
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1946
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Oakland_General_Strike_(1946)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|