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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:center
gptkb:trade_unionist
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gptkbp:affectedArea
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gptkb:Port_of_London
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gptkbp:cause
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demand for better wages
demand for improved working conditions
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gptkbp:duration
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about 5 weeks
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gptkbp:endDate
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1889-09-16
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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major milestone in British labor history
helped establish the right to unionize for unskilled workers
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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London Dock Strike
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gptkbp:influenced
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growth of trade unionism in Britain
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:notableLeader
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gptkb:Tom_Mann
gptkb:Ben_Tillett
gptkb:Will_Thorne
gptkb:John_Burns
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gptkbp:numberOfStrikers
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over 30,000
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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dock owners
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gptkbp:participants
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dock workers
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Great_Dock_Strike_of_1889
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gptkbp:result
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establishment of the 'dockers' tanner' wage
victory for workers
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gptkbp:startDate
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1889-08-14
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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gptkb:Australian_trade_unions
gptkb:Cardinal_Manning
public donations
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Docklands
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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