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There was no woman unions and the they went on strike in the textile mills. They were unhappy because they were working over 13 hours a day and in very horrible conditions. Also they were 12 years old.
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This happened in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas. 200,000 strikers were in protest aginst Jay Gould. They were protesting because they had unsafe wprk conditions and unfair pay. The strike ended up failing and the Kings of Labor died off.
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The Pullman strike was centered in Chicago, Illinois. 250,000 strikers were in protest aginst Pullman Palace Car Company due to Facing 12-hour work days and cut wages. They were soon joined by the American Railway Union. The strike ended when troops were sent out to stop them.
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this was the turning Point for Immigrant Workers. The strike took place at the huge Pressed Steel Car Co. plant in McKees Rock, a few miles down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, where between 5,000 and 8,000 mostly immigrant workers from some 16 nationalities created railway cars
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The strike took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. it lasted for 4 months. The strike was agins the United States Steel Corporation as a result of poor working conditions, long hours, low wages, and corporate harassment regarding union involvement. The total number of people involved in the strike is 350,000. The strike failed and caueed unions to disappear for the nest 15 years.
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The great depression was hurting the unions by an 25% unemployment rate.
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The strike began in began in New York City and spread nationwide. Thier wages, working conditions, benefits, and management kept getting worse and that lead to the strike. They brought in the national guard.
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This is the time that minimum wahes, overtime, and child labor laws were passed.
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Workers right to form uniorns and strike was protected.
