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Great Southwest Railroad Strike
200,00 railroad workers went on strike, refusing to work because of the unsafe conditions and unfair hours and pay. The strike failed as the employers hired non-union workers. -
The Pullman Strike
250,000 factory workers walked out in protest, refusing to work on any trains or pullman owned cars because of the 12 hour work day and cut wages. Train traffic in the west of Chicago was shut down, and the President had to send in troops. Pro-union sentiment grew across the country. -
Great Anthracite Coal Strike
147,000 mine workers began a strike that threatened to create an energy crisis. They wanted better wages and better working conditions. J.P. Morgan thought this could threaten his businesses, so he made a deal with the union. They got a 10% raise. -
Steel Strike
As a result of poor working conditions, long hours, low wages, and corporate harassment regarding union involvement, 350,000 workers went on strike, nearly shutting down half of the steel industry. Company owners found a way to turn the public against the unions by bringing up communism and immigration problems causing the strike to fail and expel union involvement from the steel industry for 15 years. -
Railroad Shop Workers Strike
400,000 workers went on strike because of their wages being cut 7 cents. The employers hired non union workers to replace 3/4 of the empty positions. After some time, a federal judge was persuaded to ban all strike related activities, so the union workers settled for a 5 cent pay cut.