Great Anthracite Strike of 1902
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:trade_unionist
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
Coal Strike of 1902
|
| gptkbp:cause |
shorter workdays
demand for higher wages recognition of the union |
| gptkbp:endDate |
1902-10-23
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Anthracite Strike of 1902
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| gptkbp:industry |
coal mining
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| gptkbp:keyFigure |
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkb:John_Mitchell |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Pennsylvania,_United_States
|
| gptkbp:numberOfStrikers |
about 147,000
|
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:United_Mine_Workers_of_America
coal mine operators |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Progressive_Era
labor movement in the United States |
| gptkbp:result |
Presidential intervention
10% wage increase reduction of workday from 10 to 9 hours establishment of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission |
| gptkbp:significance |
first time the U.S. federal government intervened as a neutral arbitrator in a labor dispute
set precedent for federal mediation in labor disputes |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1902-05-12
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Anthracite_coal_region
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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