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The Great Southwest railroad strike of 1886 was a labor union strike involving more than 200,000 workers. Beginning on March 1, 1886, railroad workers in five states struck against the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads, owned by Jay Gould.
Agitated workers face the factory owner in The Strike, painted by Robert Koehler in 1886. The following is a list of specific strikes (workers refusing to work, seeking to change their conditions in a particular industry or an individual workplace, or striking in solidarity with those in another particular workplace) and general strikes (widespread refusal of workers to work in an organized ...
March–September – Great Southwest Railroad Strike, a labor union strike against the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads involving more than 200,000 workers. [ 4 ] March 30 – Executives from several railroad companies operating in the southern United States meet and agree to all regauge their railroads to standard gauge , 1,435 mm ...
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March 1886 (United States) The Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886 was a labor union strike against the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads involving more than 200,000 workers. [20] 1 May 1886 (United States) Workers protested in the streets to demand the universal adoption of the eight-hour day.
The Great Southwest railroad strike of 1886 was a Knights strike involving more than 200,000 workers. Beginning on March 1, 1886, railroad workers in five states struck against the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads, owned by Jay Gould. At least ten people were killed.
1881 Atlanta washerwomen strike; B. Bay View massacre; Burlington railroad strike of 1888; C. Camp Dump strike; G. Great Southwest railroad strike of 1886; H ...
In Pictures: Country’s biggest day of strike action for a decade. PA. February 1, 2023 at 11:50 AM. In the biggest mass strike in a decade, up to half a million workers were taking action in ...