Obtaining Court Injunctions Against Strikes
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o Obtaining court injunctions against strikes
Specific Events:
The Haymarket Riot in Chicago. The McCormick Harvester Factorys workers walked off the job and then scabs were called in so a fight broke out and a worker died from being shot by the officers. A protest was held the following day in Haymarket Square that was turned lethal because someone threw a bomb at the oncoming police who told them to disperse
The Pullman Strike was a national railroad strike caused by the company of the railroad lowering wages tremendously as well as firing 1/3 of the workforce and refusing to lower rent. The government imposed in the struggle because it shut down a big portion of the nations freight and passenger traffic.
Labor unions
Knights of Labor- for all laborers (except liquor dealers, lawyers, gamblers, bankers, etc)
equal pay for genders, eight hour workdays, and unionization for all of the workers.
Successful strike against Jay Goulds Missouri Pacific railroad, membership expanded
Knights of Labor were blamed, they lost support, for the Haymarket Square Protest
Overall, only partially successful
American Federation of Labor (started by Samuel Gompers)
workers were mostly skilled craftsman and they focused on shorter hours, higher wages, and safe working conditions
led a strike against Carnegie Steels Homestead facility
strike was ended by troops
not successful
American Railway Workers Union
led the strike against Pullman Company
President Cleveland sent in troops, after the governor refused to call for a militia, to “protect US mail”
strike leaders were thrown in jail