Colorado Labor Wars
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The Colorado Labor Wars were a series of violent early-20th-century labor conflicts in Colorado’s mining regions, pitting unionized miners against mine owners and state authorities over working conditions, wages, and union recognition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colorado Labor Wars canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial dispute
ⓘ
labor conflict ⓘ strike ⓘ |
| cause |
employers' refusal to recognize unions
ⓘ
industrial safety concerns in hard‑rock mining ⓘ long working hours ⓘ low wages for miners ⓘ |
| conflictType |
class conflict
ⓘ
labor–management conflict ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1904 ⓘ |
| goal |
better working conditions in mines
ⓘ
improved wages for miners ⓘ union recognition for Western Federation of Miners ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado City NERFINISHED ⓘ Cripple Creek mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ Cripple Creek, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Idaho Springs, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Telluride NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinidad, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Colorado City mill strike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1903–1904 NERFINISHED ⓘ Telluride miners' strike of 1903 NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinidad coalfield conflicts ⓘ |
| industry |
coal mining
ⓘ
hard‑rock metal mining ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Colorado National Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado state government NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Federation of Miners NERFINISHED ⓘ mine owners ⓘ private mine guards ⓘ strikebreakers ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
James Peabody
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherman Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Citizens' Alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado Mine Owners' Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American labor movement
ⓘ
Coal Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludlow Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
blacklisting of union miners
ⓘ
defeat of Western Federation of Miners in Colorado ⓘ public controversy over use of state troops in labor disputes ⓘ strengthening of mine owners' control ⓘ |
| startTime | 1903 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
boycotts
ⓘ
deportation of strikers ⓘ martial law ⓘ mass strikes ⓘ military intervention ⓘ picketing ⓘ use of strikebreakers ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.