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workers in the steel mills wanted the right to negotiate for shorter working hours and living wage. they also wanted union recognition and collecstell corportive bargaining rights. in September 1919 the u.s steel corporation refused to meet the union representatives. this caused the the strike of 1919
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How did the steel strike of 1919 end?
2003
How many strikes happened in 1919?
The rash of strikes during 1919 were mainly due to the aftermath of World War I, and problems with labor and union power struggles. The Great Steel Strike was the most widely-spread strike. Other strikes in 1919 were the Seattle General Strike, Barcelona Revolutionary Strike, Dutch Steel Workers Strike, and the General Steel Strike in France.
What caused the Boston police strike?
The Boston Police strike took place in 1919 on September 9. The reason for the strike was to get improved wages and working conditions.
The coal strike of 1919 ended when the?
NovaNET Answer: government ordered a 14 percent wage increase.
What did US government officials blame for the wave of postwar labor strikes in 1919?
In 1919, the mass strike of Amalgamated Steelworkers and other unions followed World War I and the rise of Communism in the Soviet Union. In this environment, the labor disputes were often blamed on foreign radicals and/or communists.
