United States strike wave of 1919

United States strike wave of 1919
United States strike wave of 1919
Part of the Revolutions of 1917–1923 and the First Red Scare
	Mass meeting of Cleveland steel workers in Brookside Park during strike, October 1, 1919
Date	January 9, 1919 – January 8, 1920
Location	Nationwide
Methods	Strikes, Riots, Protests, Terrorism
Parties
Strikers: Industrial Workers of the World; Socialist Party of America; American Federation of Labor; Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers; United Mine Workers; Actors' Equity Association; Communist Labor Party of America; Anarchists;	Government U.S. Federal Government; U.S. Steel; Pacific Electric; Other companies;
Lead figures
	John Fitzpatrick; Charles Ruthenberg; William Z. Foster; Mother Jones; John L. Lewis; Eugene V. Debs[1]; "Big Bill" Haywood Woodrow Wilson; A. Mitchell Palmer; Elbert Gary; Henry E. Huntington; William Gibbs McAdoo

The United States strike wave of 1919 was a succession of extensive labor strikes following World War I that unfolded across various American industries, involving more than four million American workers. This significant post-war labor mobilization marked a critical juncture in the nation's industrial landscape, with widespread strikes reflecting the heightened socioeconomic tensions and the burgeoning demand for improved working conditions and fair labor practices.