Labor Militancy By Rachel Russo

The Great Labor Strike of 1877 Economy collapsed Wages became as low as $1 per day July 1877- wages became too low and workers refused to let trains move Officials wouldn’t make a deal, or talk to workers Strikes spread across the country Did what they could to end it

Great Labor Strike Cartoon

Haymarket A bomb exploded during a communist worker’s meeting Eventually, riots broke out and fed into the belief that radicals led American workers astray and that labor unions were a threat to law and order.

Haymarket Cartoons

Homestead Strike at Carnegie Steel Co. The militia took over when workers fired on barges. It took a long time for a steel workers union to form again

Homestead Cartoon

Pullman Pullman Palace Car Co. town Pullman controlled every aspect of the worker’s lives In 1893, wages were cut, but taxes, rents, etc. stayed the same. Strike broke out He fired negotiators, and RR companies didn’t use the cars until the dispute was resolved

Pullman Cartoon