1946 United States strikes wave

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:causedBy	inflation demand for higher wages post-World War II economic conditions
gptkbp:effect	influenced U.S. labor law public backlash against unions
gptkbp:endDate	1946
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Taft-Hartley_Act_of_1947
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1946 United States strikes wave
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:The_New_York_Times gptkb:Time_magazine
gptkbp:notableBattle	Bituminous coal strike of 1946 General Motors strike of 1945–1946 Meatpacking strike of 1946 Railroad strike of 1946 Steel strike of 1946
gptkbp:numberOfStrikers	over 5 million
gptkbp:participants	gptkb:International_Brotherhood_of_Teamsters gptkb:United_Auto_Workers gptkb:National_Maritime_Union gptkb:United_Steelworkers Electrical workers United Mine Workers Railroad unions
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:resultedIn	gptkb:Taft-Hartley_Act wage increases increased labor-management tensions
gptkbp:startDate	1946
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1946_steel_strike
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7