Talk:1919 General Steel Strike

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Is very important to know the number of workers who where killed in those days

Theres no mention about J.P. Morgan implication in the counter-strike. J.P. Morgan was the banker who controls the Carnagie Company and US Steel Company.

While this article is very educational, it seems to have a very strong Pro-Labour bias. I feel that this should be addressed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.123.208.30 (talk) 16:59, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In the following section, the year is unspecified for several events occurring in October and November, and it is difficult to tell whether these events actually occurred in 1919 or 1920.

As October and November wore on, many AA members crossed the picket lines to return to work. AA affiliates collapsed because of the member infighting this caused. Unions on the National Committee, squabbling over jurisdiction in the steel mills, publicly accused one another of failing to support the strike.[12]

The Great Steel Strike of 1919 collapsed on January 8, 1920. The Chicago mills gave in at the end of October. By the end of November, workers were back at their jobs in Gary, Johnstown, Youngstown and Wheeling. The AA, ravaged by the strike and watching its locals collapse, argued with the National Committee for a unilateral return to work. But the National Committee voted to keep the strike going against the union's wishes.

Firstly, it is stated that "The Great Steel Strike of 1919 collapsed on January 8, 1920." Then, "The Chicago mills gave in at the end of October. By the end of November, workers were back at their jobs in Gary, Johnstown, Youngstown and Wheeling." Does this mean that the Chicago mills gave in at the end of the previous October, or the following? The first paragraph states that strikers crossed the picket lines early. The second paragraph states that, against the AA's wishes, the National Committee voted to prolong the strike, presumably into 1920.

I do not believe that I personally have the resources to straighten this out, but these sentences are written ambiguously enough to leave me wondering what the actual timeline of this strike's collapse actually is. Mousebelt (talk) 19:30, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]