Great Railroad Strike of 1877

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:workers
gptkbp:caused_by wage cuts
gptkbp:duration several weeks
gptkbp:economic_impact gptkb:railway
gptkbp:historical_context post-Civil War industrialization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Railroad Strike of 1877
gptkbp:impact Labor relations in the U. S.
gptkbp:impact_on_labor_laws increased awareness of workers' rights
gptkbp:inspired future labor movements
gptkbp:involved gptkb:National_Guard
railroad workers
gptkbp:involved_workers_from multiple railroads
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Samuel_Gompers
gptkbp:led_to government intervention
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Pittsburgh_riots
gptkbp:outcome repression of labor movements
gptkbp:participants tens of thousands
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Pullman_Strike
Haymarket affair
gptkbp:response_from_companies hiring of strikebreakers
gptkbp:resulted_in violence
violent clashes
gptkbp:significance first nationwide strike in the U. S.
gptkbp:year 1877
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3