First National Convention of the Working Classes

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gptkbp:instanceOf event
gptkbp:date 1834
gptkbp:discusses social justice
political reform
economic rights
gptkbp:followedBy subsequent conventions
gptkbp:historicalContext Industrial Revolution
working class struggles
rise of trade unions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First National Convention of the Working Classes
gptkbp:impact influence on labor movements
influence on social policies
influence on political reforms
gptkbp:keyIssues food security
education reform
health and safety regulations
labor laws
social welfare
employment rights
universal suffrage
child labor laws
housing conditions
wages and working conditions
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future labor movements
catalyst for political activism
foundation for labor rights advocacy
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:mediaCoverage pamphlets
newspapers
broadsheets
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Thomas_Attwood
gptkb:William_Lovett
Feargus O'Connor
gptkbp:organizes working class organizations
gptkbp:outcome formation_of_the_National_Union_of_the_Working_Classes
gptkbp:precededBy local working class meetings
gptkbp:purpose advocate for workers' rights
gptkbp:relatedEvent political rallies
workers' strikes
subsequent labor conventions
gptkbp:relatedTo Chartism
gptkbp:significance first national gathering of workers in Britain