Great Cotton Strike of 1912

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Cotton_Strike_of_1912
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike
gptkbp:cause wage cuts
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate March 14, 1912
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Cotton Strike of 1912
gptkbp:industry gptkb:textile_industry
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lawrence,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:notableEvent children sent to New York for safety
Bread and Roses slogan
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Arturo_Giovannitti
gptkb:Joseph_Ettor
gptkb:Big_Bill_Haywood
gptkb:Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 20,000
gptkbp:opposedBy local authorities
mill owners
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
mill workers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
labor movement in the United States
gptkbp:result improved working conditions
wage increases
gptkbp:significance highlighted immigrant labor issues
major victory for organized labor
gptkbp:startDate January 11, 1912
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lancashire_Cotton_Strike_of_1912
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7