Post-World War II labor unrest in the United States
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
|
| gptkbp:category |
1940s in the United States
Labor history of the United States |
| gptkbp:cause |
inflation
wage disputes demobilization of soldiers economic adjustment after World War II pent-up labor demands |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:effect |
increased labor-management tensions
passage of anti-union legislation wage increases in some industries |
| gptkbp:endDate |
1947
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Taft-Hartley Act era
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
largest strike wave in U.S. history
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Post-World War II labor unrest in the United States
|
| gptkbp:legislature |
gptkb:Taft-Hartley_Act
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive national press
|
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
1946 Coal strike
1946 Electrical workers strike 1946 Meatpacking strike 1946 Railroad strike 1946 Steel strike 1946 Telephone strike 1946 United Auto Workers strike Oakland General Strike |
| gptkbp:notableLeader |
gptkb:Walter_Reuther
gptkb:John_L._Lewis gptkb:Philip_Murray |
| gptkbp:notableUnit |
gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor
gptkb:Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations gptkb:United_Auto_Workers gptkb:United_Steelworkers United Mine Workers |
| gptkbp:numberOfEmployees |
over 5 million
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
government position
business leaders |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
World War II labor restrictions
|
| gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm |
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
|
| gptkbp:publicReaction |
mixed public opinion
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:American_labor_movement
postwar economic boom Great Strike Wave of 1945–1946 |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
changes in labor law
decline in strike activity after 1947 |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1945
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
labor unions
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1945–1946_General_Motors_strike
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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