Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Great Steel Strike of 1919 was an attempt by the American Federation of Labor to organize the leading company, United States Steel, in the American steel industry. The AFL formed a coalition of 24 unions, all of which had grown rapidly during World War I.
The novel focuses on the steelworkers' attempt to unionize from 1889, the first Homestead strike (mentioned by Andrej on p. 38) through the big Homestead Steel Strike of 1892, the Great Steel Strike of 1919 right after World War I, and the events of the 1930s.
Mass meeting of Cleveland steel workers in Brookside Park during strike, October 1, 1919. The United States strike wave of 1919 was a succession of extensive labor strikes following World War I that unfolded across various American industries, involving more than four million American workers.
Boston cigar makers' strike of 1919; Los Angeles streetcar strike of 1919; Steel strike of 1919; UMW Coal Strike of 1919; 1919 New England Textile Strike [8]: 122 1919 New York Longshoremen strike [9] [10] 1920 1,463,054 1920 Alabama coal strike; Denver streetcar strike; 1921 1,099,247 1922 1,612,562 Great Railroad Strike of 1922; UMW General ...
February 6 – The Seattle General Strike begins. Over 65,000 workers strike. February 11 – The Seattle General Strike ends when Federal troops are summoned by the state of Washington's Attorney General. February 25 – Oregon places a 1 cent per U.S. gallon (.26¢/L) tax on gasoline, becoming the first U.S. state to levy a gasoline tax.
Coming out of the smoke : newspaper cartoon depicting the steel strike, New York World, 1919 October 11 22 September 1919 – 8 January 1920 (United States) The "Great Steel Strike" began. [30] Ultimately, 350,000 steel workers walked off their jobs to demand union recognition.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Even so, the National Committee for Organizing Iron and Steel Workers managed to sign up more than 100,000 steel workers by early 1919. The strike vote, taken in August 1919, was almost unanimous in favor of a strike. When the steel companies refused to meet with union officials, 250,000 steelworkers went out on strike on September 22.