Railroad strikes of the 1870s
GPTKB entity
Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
labor strike
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| gptkbp:causedBy |
wage cuts
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| gptkbp:documentedIn |
historians
newspapers |
| gptkbp:highlights |
worker grievances
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Railroad strikes of the 1870s
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| gptkbp:impact |
transportation industry
Labor Relations Act |
| gptkbp:influenced |
public policy
political movements future labor movements labor rights advocacy economic depression |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
labor leaders
|
| gptkbp:involved |
community support
grassroots organizing railroad workers strikes and boycotts demands for better working conditions national_solidarity_actions |
| gptkbp:is_a |
20th-century labor movements
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| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
worker solidarity
mass protests mass mobilization disruption of rail service strikes across industries |
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
social change
economic justice workers' rights economic policy debates |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Gilded Age labor unrest
American_labor_history national_labor_movement American_social_movements. |
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased awareness of labor issues
increased union membership public awareness of labor issues increased tensions between workers and management formation of unions state militia involvement |
| gptkbp:meets |
government opposition
violent repression |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Great_Railroad_Strike_of_1877
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| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
legal changes
increased labor organization |
| gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
labor reforms
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
economic inequality
corporate power poor labor conditions |
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
strikes in major cities
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