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The Great Upheaval
100k workers
From West Virginia to Pittsburgh to the Northeast -
The Pullman Strike
250k workers
West of Chicago -
Adamson Act
Enacted an eight-hour workday and overtime compensation -
Railroad Shopmen's Strike
400k workers
Nationwide -
The Railway Labor Act
Improved arbitration processes -
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Established the first major African American labor union -
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Strike wave
250k workers
Nationwide -
NYC Transit Strike
30k
New York City -
NYC Transit Strike
33k
New York City -
Staggers Rail Act
Allowed rail companies to set their own prices for rail service -
NYC Transit Strike
34k
New York City