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14 июл 1877 г. - The Railroad Strike of 1877

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-Railroad workers for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad went on strike because the company had reduced wages twice over the previous year
-The strikers refused to let the trains run until the most recent pay cut was returned to the employees
-By the end of August 1877, the strike had ended primarily due to federal government intervention, the use of state militias, and the employment of strikebreakers by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
-The Great Railroad Strike was typical of most strikes during this era
-An example of how the availability of laborers and government support for businesses limited workers' ability to gain the rights or improvements they desired from their employers

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