Textile workers strike of 1934

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Uprising_of_'34
gptkbp:arrested	thousands
gptkbp:cause	low wages poor working conditions long hours stretch-out system
gptkbp:endDate	1934-09-22
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Textile workers strike of 1934
gptkbp:location	gptkb:New_England gptkb:Southern_United_States gptkb:United_States gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_states
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:Uprising_of_'34_(documentary_film)
gptkbp:notableEvent	National Guard deployed martial law declared in some states violence and clashes with police
gptkbp:participants	gptkb:United_Textile_Workers_of_America approximately 400,000 textile workers
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Great_Depression gptkb:United_Textile_Workers_of_America labor movement in the United States
gptkbp:result	increased anti-union sentiment many workers blacklisted strike defeated
gptkbp:significance	largest strike in U.S. textile industry history
gptkbp:startDate	1934-09-01
gptkbp:victim	at least 13
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:American_textile_industry
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6