History of North America

What major strikes went on in the late 1800?

The Great Railroad Strike of 1877

- July-September, mostly along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

- Led by railroad workers seeking better pay and working conditions

- Spread violence and disruption across much of the country

- U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes called in federal troops to suppress the strike

The Homestead Strike of 1892

- July-November at Carnegie Steel Company’s steel mill near Pittsburgh

- Led by unionized workers when Henry Frick locked them out of their jobs due to unionization efforts

- Ended when Pennsylvania’s governor brought in state militia

The Pullman Strike of 1894

- May-July against Pullman Company at company town in Chicago

- Led by workers fighting wage cuts

- Federal intervention led to end of strike