Industrial Revolution Strikes

Haymarket Strike

Chicago protest in 1886 advocating for workers' rights, which turned violent after a bomb was thrown.

Haymarket Strike

Anarchistsand labor leaders were involved in organizing the demonstration, leading to a police confrontation and several fatalities.

Haymarket Strike

decline in organizations like Knights of Labor and heightened public fear of labor activism.

Haymarket Strike

Created May Day as international workers day and highlighted the struggle for an eight-hour workday.

The Great Railroad Strike

A nationwide railroad strike in the United States in 1877, sparked by wage cuts and poor working conditions, which escalated into violent clashes and widespread unrest.

The Great Railroad Strike

exacerbated by the ongoing economic depression and resulted in significant disruptions to rail traffic and federal intervention.

The Great Railroad Strike

President Rutherford B Hayes deployed federal troops to restore order and end the strike, showcasing the government's alignment with business interests over workers' rights.

Pullman Strike

Cut workers wages during the Panic of 1893 but refused the lower the rent prices for company housing, leading to a nationwide boycott of railroad cars and violent clashes with authorities.

Pullman Strike

George Pullman refused to negotiate or meet with the workers about their complaints regarding wages and housing, further escalating tensions and unrest.

Pullman Strike

Federal government sided with big business against the striking workers, using troops to suppress the protests. (Grover Cleveland)

Homestead Strike

Pennsylvania

Homestead Strike

Henry Frick demanded a wage cut for workers at the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers Union leading to a violent conflict and lockout

Homestead Strike

The union refused the pay cut, frick shut down the plant and locked out the workers which laid them off essentially leading to violence between workers and security forces.

Homestead Strike

Pinkertons were used and this led to a gun battle between the workers and the Pinkerton detectives, resulting in several deaths and injuries.

Homestead Strike

Pennsylvania, steel plant, pinkertons shoot out, frick takes heat because carnegie is is in scotland, runs out scabs and the unionists take over the plant, americans saw unions as violent, no union in factory for the next 30 years, led to defeat.

Pullman Strike

company town, rent never went down after wages went down, led to nationwide railroad strikes and federal intervention, Chicago, Debs rallies people, strikers were black listed, they banned alcohol in the company town, it was frowned upon if you didn’t go to church, gov support destroys the union

Pullman Strike

creates the Sherman Anti strike act

Haymarket Strike

bomb, McCormick Reaper Works, Irish immigrants mostly