New York City newsboy strike of 1899

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gptkbp:instanceOf labor strike
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor
gptkb:Child_Labor_Committee
gptkb:National_Child_Labor_Committee
gptkb:New_York_Newsboys'_Protective_Association
Newsboys' Home
gptkbp:causedBy price increase of newspapers
gptkbp:community_impact awareness of child labor issues
gptkbp:culturalSignificance depicted in literature
depicted in film
depicted in theater
gptkbp:duration two weeks
gptkbp:famousQuote “We want a fair deal!”
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined in labor history
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Jane_Addams
gptkb:James_O'Neill
gptkb:Henry_George
gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
gptkb:Samuel_Gompers
gptkb:Florence_Kelley
gptkb:Moses_W._H._Houghton
gptkb:John_J._O'Rourke
Mother Jones
Jacob Riis
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneering child labor activism
gptkbp:historicalContext Gilded Age
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New York City newsboy strike of 1899
gptkbp:impact increased wages
gptkbp:influenced labor rights movements
future labor strikes
gptkbp:inspiration future youth activism
gptkbp:involved newsboys
gptkbp:keyPeople better working conditions
protection from abuse
lower prices for newspapers
gptkbp:led_to formation of newsboys' unions
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future generations
gptkbp:legislation child labor laws
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:notableFeature increased visibility of newsboys
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Joseph_Pulitzer
gptkb:William_Randolph_Hearst
gptkbp:outcome reduction in newspaper prices
gptkbp:participants thousands of newsboys
gptkbp:public_perception sympathetic
gptkbp:publisher loss of sales
gptkbp:relatedEvent Pullman Strike
Homestead Strike
gptkbp:resolution agreement with publishers
gptkbp:resultedIn public support for newsboys
gptkbp:significance early labor movement
gptkbp:tactics picketing
gptkbp:technique boycott
gptkbp:year 1899