Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886
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The Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886 was a massive labor uprising by railroad workers across several U.S. states that marked the peak and rapid decline of the Knights of Labor’s influence in the American labor movement.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886 canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
labor strike ⓘ |
| cause |
dispute over wage cuts
ⓘ
dispute over working conditions ⓘ employer refusal to recognize unions ⓘ |
| chronology | precedes Haymarket affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | industrial dispute ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1886-05-01 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased use of state and private forces against strikes
ⓘ
strengthening of railroad corporations ⓘ weakening of the Knights of Labor ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| location |
Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ Indian Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
labor rights
ⓘ
union recognition ⓘ working conditions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demonstrating limits of Knights of Labor organizing strategy
ⓘ
geographic spread across the American Southwest and Midwest ⓘ |
| numberOfWorkersInvolved | over 200000 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Gould System railroads
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jay Gould NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
local law enforcement
ⓘ
private security forces ⓘ state militias ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Knights of Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
members of the Knights of Labor
ⓘ
railroad workers ⓘ |
| partOf | American labor movement ⓘ |
| result |
blacklisting of strikers
ⓘ
defeat of the strike ⓘ reassertion of company control over railroads ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
peak of Knights of Labor influence
ⓘ
rapid decline of Knights of Labor after defeat ⓘ |
| startTime | 1886-03-01 ⓘ |
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