1877. Everyone knew that railroad workers with hungry families ... in Pittsburgh that the governor had sent out to put down the strike had instead joined the strikers, it appeared to some the ...

It was known as the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. Pittsburgh was among the hardest hit cities in the country during the riots, with 61 deaths and 124 injuries. The Union Depot and 38 other ...

it seems to have been derived from “Pinkerton,” the private detective agency notorious for strikebreaking during mass actions like the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. No word, however ...

BOSTON, Feb. 15. The striking engineers of the Boston and Maine Railroad remain firm, and express their confidence in eventually carrying the fight; but meanwhile the managers ... View Full Articl ...