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Great Southwest Railroad Strike
Railroad workers refused to work because of unsafe work conditions and unfair pay. The strike struggled with commitment, and so it soon failed. After the strike failed, the Knights of Labor disbanded soon after. -
The Pullman Strike
This started out as a walk out by Pullman Palace Car Company workers. They were later joined with members of the ARU. Eventually, 250,000 people were a part of this strike. The strike ended because President Cleveland had sent federal troops. The outcome of this was, there was promoted pro union sentiment all over the country. -
Steel Strike
Workers of the United States Steel Corp. had organized a strike against poor working conditions, long hours, unfair wages, and harassment. The amount of strikers rose to 350,000, which ended up shutting down almost half of the steel industry. The strike failed, and there was an absence of the union organization in the steel industry for the next 15 years. -
1946 Bituminous Coal Strike
United Mine Workers of America had started a strike against safer conditions, health benefits, and pay. At the time, the economy was still recovering from WWII. President Truman offered the union a settlement, but they refused. This lead to them being fined $3.5 million, forcing their agreement, and ending the strike. -
UPS Workers Strike
This strike was created because they were looking for full time jobs, increased wages, and the retention of their multi employer pension plan. The workers had a ton of support from the public, and later on, had all of their demands met. UPS lost more than $600 million in business because of the strike.