Seattle General Strike

five-day strike for higher wages by more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle in February 1919. Most local unions joined, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
Event general_strike Q3118392
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Seattle General Strike

Summary

Seattle General Strike is a general strike[1]. It draws 186 Wikipedia views per month (general_strike category, ranking #5 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • Seattle General Strike is in the country of United States[3].
  • Seattle General Strike's instance of is recorded as general strike[4].
  • The location of Seattle General Strike was Seattle[5].
  • Seattle General Strike's Commons category is recorded as Seattle General Strike[6].
  • Seattle General Strike began on February 6, 1919[7].
  • Seattle General Strike ended on February 11, 1919[8].
  • Seattle General Strike took place on 1919[9].
  • A participant in Seattle General Strike was Industrial Workers of the World[10].
  • Among those involved in Seattle General Strike was American Federation of Labor[11].
  • Seattle General Strike involved {'amount': '+65000'} participants[12].
  • Seattle General Strike's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington[13].

Body

When and Where

Seattle General Strike took place on 1919[9]. It began on February 6, 1919[7]. It ended on February 11, 1919[8]. It took place at Seattle[5]. It is in the country of United States[3].

Context

Seattle General Strike's instance of is recorded as general strike[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Industrial Workers of the World[10] and American Federation of Labor[11]. Seattle General Strike involved {'amount': '+65000'} participants[12].

Why It Matters

Seattle General Strike draws 186 Wikipedia views per month (general_strike category, ranking #5 of 42).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time +1919-02-11T00:00:00Z
    Location Seattle
    End time
    Number of participants {'amount': '+65000'}
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007562701705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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