Other workers went on strike in support.
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1877 by railroad
That they had some power
Showed workers that organized labor was powerful.
The Great Railroad Strike happened in 1877.
It was the first nationwide strike in the United States
other workers went on strike in support
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
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 began July 14, 1877.
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
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Rutherford B. Hayes was the president during the Great Railroad Strike.
Other workers went on strike in support.
More reform and strikes.It was the first nationwide strike in the United States
The unions active in the strike were inspired by the ideas of Karl Marx.