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Taking a Stand
26 Philadelphia craftsmen jointly resolved to not engage to work for any printing establishment in this city or county under the sum of $6.00 per week -
Walkout Strike
Several unions simultaneously staged a walkout in one of the nation's first "general strikes." -
Earliest Strikes
most violent strikes in the US were "organizing strikes," waged primarily to obtain union recognition -
Andrew Carnegie's Essay
Steel Magnate Andrew Carnegie published a popular essay defending workers' right to organize into unions. -
Pullman Strike
Pullman Strike was broken -
Government Neutral Position
Between 1900 and 1925, the government softened its anti-labor stance to a more neutral position.