Great Railroad Strike of 1877
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was a massive, nationwide labor uprising by railroad workers protesting wage cuts and poor working conditions, marking one of the first major industrial strikes in U.S. history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Railroad Strike of 1877 canonical | 3 |
| Great Strike of 1877 | 1 |
| Great Upheaval of 1877 | 1 |
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial dispute
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labor strike ⓘ protest movement ⓘ railroad strike ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
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surface form:
Great Strike of 1877
Great Railroad Strike of 1877 ⓘ
surface form:
Great Upheaval of 1877
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| cause |
economic depression following the Panic of 1873
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poor working conditions ⓘ repeated reductions in pay by railroad companies ⓘ wage cuts for railroad workers ⓘ |
| chronology |
occurred during the Gilded Age
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occurred during the Reconstruction era aftermath ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1877-09-04 ⓘ |
| field | labor history ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Haymarket affair
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Pullman Strike ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
encouraged workers to form more permanent labor organizations
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influenced later labor conflicts in the United States ⓘ prompted employers to strengthen private security and strikebreaking forces ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
highlighted tensions between capital and labor during the Gilded Age
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marked a turning point in U.S. labor relations ⓘ one of the first major national industrial strikes in U.S. history ⓘ |
| industry | railroad industry ⓘ |
| location |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Illinois ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Maryland ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Missouri ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
New York ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Texas ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ |
| mainPlace |
Baltimore
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland
Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Martinsburg, West Virginia ⓘ New York City ⓘ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
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| motivatedBy |
demand for fairer working hours and conditions
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demand for restoration of previous wage levels ⓘ |
| opponent |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
local law enforcement ⓘ railroad corporations ⓘ state governments ⓘ |
| participant |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers
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Chicago and St. Louis railroad workers ⓘ Pennsylvania Railroad workers ⓘ federal troops ⓘ local police forces ⓘ state militias ⓘ sympathetic urban workers ⓘ unemployed laborers ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of rail transport in the United States
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history of the labor movement in the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | Panic of 1873 ⓘ |
| result |
dozens of deaths
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emergence of national labor reform movements ⓘ growth of labor union organizing ⓘ hundreds of injuries ⓘ increased public awareness of labor issues ⓘ millions of dollars in property damage ⓘ suppression of the strike by military force ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
deployment of federal troops
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destruction of railroad property ⓘ violent clashes between strikers and state militias ⓘ |
| startDate | 1877-07-14 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Upheaval of 1877
this entity surface form:
Great Strike of 1877