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  2. Pittsburgh railroad strike of 1877 - Wikipedia

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    The Pittsburgh railway strike occurred in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as part of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. It was one of many incidents of strikes, labor unrest and violence in cities across the United States, including several in Pennsylvania. Other cities dealing with similar unrest included Philadelphia, Reading, Shamokin and Scranton.

  3. Category:Great Railroad Strike of 1877 - Wikipedia

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    In Martinsburg, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and other cities, workers burned down and destroyed both physical facilities and the rolling stock of the railroads—engines and railroad cars. Some locals feared that workers were rising in revolution such as the Paris Commune of 1871 , while others joined their efforts against the railroads.

  4. Great Railroad Strike of 1877 - Wikipedia

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    The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, sometimes referred to as the Great Upheaval, began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) cut wages for the third time in a year. The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was the first strike that spread across multiple states in the U.S.

  5. Category:July 1877 - Wikipedia

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    Great Railroad Strike of 1877; Pittsburgh railroad strike of 1877; K. Kalofer massacre; R. Reading Railroad Massacre; S. San Francisco riot of 1877; Scranton general ...

  6. 1877 in rail transport - Wikipedia

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    July 14 – Baltimore railroad strike of 1877: Workers on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad walk off their jobs in an act that is seen as the start of the great railroad strike of 1877. [2] July 16 Railroad workers on strike in Martinsburg, West Virginia, derail and loot a train; West Virginia Governor Henry M. Mathews calls on United States ...

  7. What really happened with the giant railroad strike that wasn ...

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    The rail industry narrowly avoided a crippling labor strike, but the agreement is only temporary. What really happened with the giant railroad strike that wasn’t—and how Warren Buffett was ...

  8. The president could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend the ...

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    Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke a 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 dockworkers that has shut down 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas. At ...

  9. Union violence in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The great railroad strike of 1877 saw considerable violence by, and against, workers, and occurred before unions were widespread. It started on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia , in response to the cutting of wages for the second time in a year by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O).