McKees Rocks Strike of 1909

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:cause low wages
poor working conditions
abusive management practices
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Pressed_Steel_Car_Company
gptkbp:endDate 1909-09-08
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major early 20th-century labor conflict in the US
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label McKees Rocks Strike of 1909
gptkbp:industry railroad car manufacturing
gptkbp:location gptkb:McKees_Rocks,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notableEvent violent clashes
deaths of at least 12 people
involvement of state militia
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 5,000
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Pressed_Steel_Car_Company_management
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
immigrant workers
gptkbp:result improved working conditions
wage increases
gptkbp:startDate 1909-07-13
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pressed_Steel_Car_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7