we finished our group tests and now are starting on our group projectswe have section six three.
Strikes turn violent
Great strike of 1887- the Baltimore and Ohio railroad went on strike from the second wage cut in two months. over 50,000 freight and passengers trains stop the president Hayes got involved the strike was ended when federal troops stepped in.
Haymarket Affair-in 1886 more than 3000 protested agaist police brutality, when someone tossed a bomb into the police area police open fired seven police were killed and several protesters.
homestead strike- workers went on strike at the carngie steel companys homestead in pennisylvania after owner henry frick announced he would cut wages. working conditions were poor. frick highered detectives to stop the strike from happenning but three spies and nine workers were killed and the plant remained closed. then the national guard of pennsylvania stepped in during july the strike lasted til november when finally the workers went back to work
pullman company strike- the pullman company laided off over 3000 of the 5800 and the remaining workers had a pay cut of 25 to 50 percent most got less that 6 bucks a week the strike turned ugly when ARU boycotted pullman and pullman sent strike breakers to end it and then it got bad, President Grover Cleaveland sent in federal troops.
Woman organize-Marry Haris Jones she and many others thought women need equal pay for equal work. she created the United Mine Workes of America. and she felt child labor was wrong and lead thousands of children on a march to President Roosevelt's home and influenced the pass of child labor laws.
Comments