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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began on July 17, 1877, in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Workers for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad went on strike, because the company had reduced workers' wages twice over the previous year. ... Stowell, David O. Streets, Railroads, and the Great Strike of 1877. Chicago, IL:
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was the first major strike in an industry that propelled America’s industrial revolution. It was the first national strike, stretching from Atlantic to Pacific. In some cities, especially St. Louis, the struggle became one of the nation’s first general strikes.
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www.ranknfile-ue.org/uen_1877.html
www.ranknfile-ue.org/uen_1877.html
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Chicagoans watched and waited as the Great Strike ran its course through Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Louisville, and Cincinnati. ... Entries : Railroad Strike of 1877...
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This instructional packet uses newspaper articles from the nineteenth century to create a case study of a significant event in American labor history, the Railroad Strike of 1877, frequently referred to as the Great Strike. ... Historical Background of the Great Strike of 1877...
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www.nysl.nysed.gov/teacherguides/strike/
www.nysl.nysed.gov/teacherguides/strike/
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877; Historical Background ... They remain in many cities today as a reminder of a perceived war on capitalism and "the American way of life." Such is the legacy of The Great Strike of 1877, otherwise referred to as The Great Upheaval.
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www.nysl.nysed.gov/teacherguides/strike/background.htm
www.nysl.nysed.gov/teacherguides/strike/background.htm
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1877: The Great Strike by Drew VandeCreek, Ph.D. ... The Great Strike of 1877 exerted a profound effect upon American business, as well as political and intellectual life. Many employers' organizations concluded that wage cuts had reached their rock bottom. The men would stand for no more.
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When I look back on the Great Strike of '77 now, it seems incredible. As you say, John, it was like a beginning, an obscure and terrible dawn, which hasn't yet found its day. My God, where have we been heading, anyway? ... THE GREAT STRIKE CAME UPON THE LAND IN THE FIRST YEA ... the Great Strike of 1877...
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www.raintreecounty.com/strike77.html
www.raintreecounty.com/strike77.html
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Pages from US Labor History: The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 ... By 1877, roughly 3 million people were unemployed - an astounding 27 percent of the working population. Those who were able to keep a job worked six months a year and their wages were cut by about 45 percent, which works out to be roughly 1 dollar a day.
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www.socialistappeal.org/uslaborhistory/great_railroad_s...
www.socialistappeal.org/uslaborhistory/great_railroad_strike_of_1877.htm
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When the great railroad strikes of 1877 were over, a hundred people were dead, a thousand people had gone to jail, 100,000 workers had gone on strike, and the strikes had roused into action countless unemployed in the cities.
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libcom.org/history/1877-the-great-railroad-strike
libcom.org/history/1877-the-great-railroad-strike
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