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Labor Union Strikes Flashcards

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Great Railroad Strike (1877)

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Cause: Wage cuts

Strike: Violence Erupts

Solution: Hayes sends federal troops to restore order

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Haymarket Riot (1886)

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Cause: Wanted 8 hour workday
Strike: Violence erupts when anarchists bomb police
Solution: Police broke up strike Gives people bad image of unions

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Pullman Strike (1894)

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Cause: Wage cuts, Layoffs, Town Rules

Strike: Interfered with US Mail

Solution: Court order forbade all union activity against Sherman Antitrust Act

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