The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, because the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) cut wages for the third time in a year.
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
It was the first nationwide strike in the United States
In 1877, the Great Railroad Strike occurred in Chicago.
It stopped the strike. -Apex.
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, because the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) cut wages for the third time in a year.
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Rutherford B. Hayes was the president during the Great Railroad Strike.
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was about the reduction of wages for workers of the B&O railroad. As a result the wage cut was reversed.
It was the first nationwide strike in the United States
The Great Railroad Strike of 1887 began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The strike was in response to the cutting of wages for the third time in a year by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began to lose momentum when President Hayes sent federal troops from city to city. These troops suppressed strike after strike, until at last, approximately 45 days after it had started, the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was over. Juan P
In 1877, the Great Railroad Strike occurred in Chicago.
Workers of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
More reform and strikes.It was the first nationwide strike in the United States
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It began July 14, 1877.