Steel Strike of 1952

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:affectedIndustry gptkb:steel
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:1952_Steel_Seizure_Strike
gptkbp:cause wage dispute
gptkbp:endDate July 24, 1952
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Steel Strike of 1952
gptkbp:legalOutcome Supreme Court ruled seizure unconstitutional
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees about 650,000
gptkbp:opposedBy President Harry S. Truman
gptkbp:participants gptkb:United_Steelworkers_of_America
major U.S. steel companies
gptkbp:presidentialAction Truman ordered seizure of steel mills
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Youngstown_Sheet_&_Tube_Co._v._Sawyer
gptkbp:result Supreme Court decision limiting presidential power
workers received wage increases
gptkbp:significance major test of executive authority in the U.S.
gptkbp:startDate April 8, 1952
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harry_S._Truman_administration
gptkb:Truman_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6