1950, august 27 - president seizes railroads to avert general strike
president truman ordered the u.s. army to seize all the nation's railroads to prevent a general strike. the railroads were not returned to their owners until two years later.
from an eclectic list of events in u.s. labor history by allen lutins.
1877, july 14 - general strike ends with army massacre of striking workers
a general strike halted the movement of u.s. railroads. in the following days, strike riots spread across the united states. the next week, federal troops were called out to force an end to the nationwide strike. at the "battle of the viaduct" in chicago, federal troops (recently returned from an indian massacre) killed 30 workers and wounded over 100.
from an eclectic list of events in u.s. labor history by allen lutins.
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