West Coast Longshore Strike of 1934

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/West_Coast_Longshore_Strike_of_1934
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:cause demand for better wages
demand for improved working conditions
demand for union recognition
gptkbp:endDate July 31, 1934
gptkbp:followedBy growth of union power on the West Coast
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Coast Longshore Strike of 1934
gptkbp:location gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:Seattle
gptkb:West_Coast_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Bloody_Thursday
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:aircraft
employers
police
gptkbp:participants gptkb:International_Longshoremen's_Association
employers
longshoremen
maritime workers
gptkbp:precededBy labor unrest in the 1930s
gptkbp:relatedEvent 1934 San Francisco General Strike
gptkbp:result improved working conditions
union recognition
establishment of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
gptkbp:significance major turning point in US labor history
gptkbp:startDate May 9, 1934
gptkbp:victim at least 2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:International_Longshore_and_Warehouse_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7