14 lugl 1877 anni - Great Railroad Strike of 1877

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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was the first major, multi-state strike in U.S. history, triggered by wage cuts amid the economic depression following the Panic of 1873. The strike began in July 1877 with railroad workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and quickly spread to other states, leading to violent clashes between strikers and state militias, and highlighting the growing conflict between labor forces and industrial employers in America.

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