1 янв 1886 г. - The Southwest Railroad Strike

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For nearly seven months in 1886, train gears grinded to a halt when over 200,000 Railroad Workers simply stated putting down their tools and walking out, according to The Library of Congress online. The Knights of Labor faced off with railroad tycoon Jay Gould. Talks with Gould failed and the strikers became violent in many areas. Governors of Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas demanded that the trains keep running in their states, however, the inner strife within the Knights of Labor caused the union to crumble and thus the Knights gained nothing but trouble for their protests for better wages and working conditions.