Great Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:affects energy prices
coal supply in the United States
gptkbp:endDate 1902-10-23
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902
gptkbp:industry coal mining
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:mediatedBy Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:John_Mitchell
George Baer
gptkbp:participants gptkb:United_Mine_Workers_of_America
President Theodore Roosevelt
coal mine operators
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Progressive_Era
labor movement in the United States
gptkbp:requires higher wages
shorter workdays
union recognition
gptkbp:resultedIn wage increase
Presidential intervention
no formal union recognition
reduced work hours
establishment of a commission
gptkbp:significance first time federal government intervened as neutral arbitrator in labor dispute
gptkbp:startDate 1902-05-12
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coal_Region_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7