Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:workers
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| gptkbp:affiliated_with |
gptkb:American_Federation_of_State,_County_and_Municipal_Employees
|
| gptkbp:cause |
demand for better working conditions
|
| gptkbp:date |
gptkb:1968
|
| gptkbp:demands |
job security
higher wages better safety standards |
| gptkbp:duration |
about two months
|
| gptkbp:employees |
union members
city employees sanitation workers African American workers |
| gptkbp:events |
march for sanitation workers' rights
|
| gptkbp:government_response |
state intervention
federal support city government negotiations |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
post-World War II labor movements
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
inspired future labor movements
highlighted racial inequalities contributed to civil rights legislation emphasized labor rights |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike
|
| gptkbp:impact |
influence on labor legislation
|
| gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of |
public demonstrations
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:artistic_expressions
cultural references influence on public policy community organizing scholarship and research social justice movements increased union membership civil rights advocacy commemoration events labor activism inspiration for documentaries influence on labor history awareness of worker rights |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
|
| gptkbp:media_coverage |
national attention
|
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
increased attention to labor rights
|
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
union recognition
improved labor relations |
| gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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