New York shirtwaist strike of 1909

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf garment workers’ strike ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
labor strike ⓘ
women’s labor protest ⓘ
workers’ strike ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 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 ⓘ
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 Company did not sign a union agreement ⓘ
numberOfParticipants approximately 20,000 ⓘ
opposedBy New York City police ⓘ
garment factory owners ⓘ
organizedBy International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union ⓘ
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 ⓘ
strengthened the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union ⓘ
startDate 1909-11-22 ⓘ
supportedBy Women’s Trade Union League ⓘ
middle-class women reformers ⓘ
suffragists ⓘ

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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 makers’ strike ⓘ
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