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US History Labor Disputes

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Happened in Chicago, July 7th, 1894The Pullman Strike
Happened in Colorado, April 20th, 1914Ludlow Massacre
Happened in the mountains of West Virginia, May 19th, 1920Battle of Matewan
Happened in Milwaukee, June 26-28th 1934Milwaukee Transit Strike
Happened in Chicago, May 4th, 1886Haymarket Affair
Happened in Pennsylvania, July 6th, 1892The Battle of Homestead
A single death happened during this strike on a power plantThe Milwaukee Transit Strike
The Mayor approved their meeting, but when the police moved in a bomb started the killingHaymarket Affair
The Pinkerton Detective Agency & Carnegie Steel were involvedThe Battle of Homestead
Protests of a 25% pay-cut & a 16 hour work day lead to this dispute over rail carsThe Pullman Strike
Dozens of lives were lost in the clash between a Rockefeller owned company and minersLudlow Massacre
The Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency were involved in this long battle with coal minersBattle of Matewan
7 were killed in this conflict that involved a possible love triangle between a killed West Virginia Mayor's wife and Police ChiefBattle of Matewan
This dispute was settled after a priest midiated an agreement between company owner SB Way & his workers for a 5 1/2 to 7 1/2% pay increase to off-set the 10% cut they were striking againstThe Milwaukee Transit Strike
President Grover Cleveland sent National Guard Troops into Chicago to break up this conflictThe Pullman Strike
Tent cities were destroyed and many women and children died in this dispute in ColoradoLudlow Massacre
This dispute brought about the 8 hour work dayHaymarket Affair
Henry Clay Frick working on behalf of Carnegie, brought in the Pinkerton Detective Agency to keep striking workers out of the factoriesThe Battle of Homestead
Chicago Police vs. Federation of Organized Trades & Labor UnionsHaymarket Affair
Pullman Palace Car Company vs. The American Railway UnionThe Pullman Strike
Carnegie Steel Corporation vs. Amalgamated Association of Iron & Steel WorkersThe Battle of Homestead
Stone Mountain Coal Corporation vs. United Mine Workers of AmericaThe Battle of Matewan
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company vs. United Mine Workers of AmericaLudlow Massacre
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company vs. The America Federation of LaborThe Milwaukee Transit Strike
May 1st Labor Day commemorates the 8 hour work dayHaymarket Affair


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