Labor Disputes Late 1800s/Early 1900s

Railroad strike 1877

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Companies (B&O RR); Railroad workers; Federal troops. B&O RR cut wages for workers by 10%; workers went on strike to increase wage. Destruction of railroad cars, burning of buildings, Over 1000 arrested, over 100 killed. Very little results. Strikes and violence led to brief end to commerce, especially on east coast

Hay Market Riot

Organized by laborers to protest the killing of workers by the police during a strike. 8 people died due to this. Setback for the union. This became a symbol for the struggle for workers rights.

Homestead Strike

Workers in the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel were given a wage cut, workers protested against this.Workers took control of the steel mill, three guards and seven workers were killed during this. governor of Pennsylvania had to call out the state militia to regain control of the area. this caused Carnegie Steel to have longer hours and lower wages.

Pullman strikes

George Pullman and  Eugene Debs leader of American Railway Union. Wages were cut and longer hours cause to anger the workers, Pullman refused to listen to the workers so they protested against him. troops into Chicago to enforce the ruling that ordered the strike to stop. workers, management, and the federal government was not good. 30 ppl die

Lawrence Textile

Joseph Ettor organized this strike, formed a strike committee; Everett Mill stopped the machines. Workers went on strike after noticing their pay went down.  two people died.Owners offered a 5% pay raise but the workers rejected it. First Major Strike of textile workers, this would later result in driving out the textile industry from New England