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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.
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.
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 coal strike (1922) 1922 New England ...
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November 1 – The Coal Strike of 1919 begins in the United States by the United Mine Workers under John L. Lewis. Final agreement comes on December 10. November 7 – The first of the Palmer Raids is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution : over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 different U.S ...
Great Railroad Strike of 1922: 1922 nationwide 400,000 [7] 1955 Steel strike: 1955 nationwide 400,000 [4] 1949 US coal strike: 1949 nationwide 400,000 1946 UMW mine strike: 1946 nationwide 400,000 [8] [9] [10] 1935 US Bituminous Coal Strike: 1935 nationwide 394,000 1919 UMW Coal strike: 1919 nationwide 370,000 Telephone Strike: 1947 nationwide ...
The Great Strike: nationwide Australia: 1917–19 1917–1919 Brazil strike movement: nationwide Brazil: 1917 1917 Twin Cities streetcar strike: Minneapolis–Saint Paul: United States 1918 BLE strike in New York City: New York City United States 1918–19 British police strikes in 1918 and 1919: nationwide United Kingdom: 1918-20
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.