1
Q
Great Strike 1877
A
- railroad
- salaries cut by 10% in 1873
- salaries cut again in 1877
- strike starts in Martinsburg but spreads to Chicago
- milita called in from Philadelphia of 600
- Army called in later on
2
Q
Haymarket Riot
A
- protester throws pipe bomb into police crowd
- 31 indicted
- 7 convicted on murder
- 1 hangs himself in cell
3
Q
Homestead Steel Strike
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- Andrew Carnegie leaves for vacation
- 12ft wall built
- person left in charge cuts salaries
- pinkerton spies hired to protect workplace
-milita of 8000 called in
**Homestead Steel Strike becomes battle cry for workers unions
