Chinese labor strike of 1867
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:trade_unionist
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| gptkbp:cause |
demand for higher wages
demand for equal pay with white workers demand for shorter workdays |
| gptkbp:date |
June 1867
|
| gptkbp:employer |
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chinese labor strike of 1867
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:California
gptkb:Sierra_Nevada gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Chinese_railroad_workers
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
Chinese American history |
| gptkbp:result |
strike ended after one week
demands not met |
| gptkbp:significance |
one of the largest labor actions by Chinese workers in 19th-century America
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad_Company
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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