New York shirtwaist strike of 1909

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garment workers’ strike historical event labor strike women’s labor protest workers’ strike

The New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 was a massive, predominantly female garment workers’ labor strike in New York City that helped galvanize the American labor movement and improve conditions in the garment industry.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 canonical	2
New York shirtwaist makers’ strike	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	garment workers’ strike ⓘ historical event ⓘ labor strike ⓘ women’s labor protest ⓘ workers’ strike ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 ⓘ surface form: New York shirtwaist makers’ strike Uprising of the 20,000 ⓘ
cause	abusive factory discipline ⓘ lack of union recognition ⓘ long working hours ⓘ low wages ⓘ unsafe working conditions ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
demand	collective bargaining rights ⓘ higher wages ⓘ improved workplace safety ⓘ shorter working hours ⓘ union recognition ⓘ
endDate	1910-02-15 ⓘ
hasLanguageOfProtest	English ⓘ Italian ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ
industry	garment industry ⓘ shirtwaist manufacturing ⓘ
location	New York City ⓘ
mainParticipants	Italian immigrant workers ⓘ Jewish immigrant workers ⓘ garment workers ⓘ predominantly female workers ⓘ shirtwaist makers ⓘ
notableException	Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire ⓘ surface form: Triangle Shirtwaist Company did not sign a union agreement
numberOfParticipants	approximately 20,000 ⓘ
opposedBy	New York City Police Department ⓘ surface form: New York City police garment factory owners ⓘ
organizedBy	International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ surface form: International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ surface form: Local 25 of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
pointInTime	1909 ⓘ
relatedTo	Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire ⓘ
result	improved wages in many shops ⓘ reduced working hours in many shops ⓘ signed agreements with many manufacturers ⓘ some recognition of unions ⓘ
significance	advanced women’s role in the labor movement ⓘ galvanized the American labor movement ⓘ highlighted exploitation of immigrant women workers ⓘ influenced later labor reforms in the garment industry ⓘ International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ surface form: strengthened the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
startDate	1909-11-22 ⓘ
supportedBy	National Women’s Trade Union League of America ⓘ surface form: Women’s Trade Union League middle-class women reformers ⓘ suffragists ⓘ

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Subject: New York shirtwaist strike of 1909
Description of subject: The New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 was a massive, predominantly female garment workers’ labor strike in New York City that helped galvanize the American labor movement and improve conditions in the garment industry.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union → notableEvent → New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 ⓘ

Uprising of the 20,000 → alsoKnownAs → New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 ⓘ

New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 → alsoKnownAs → New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York shirtwaist makers’ strike