The Great Railroad Strike took place in West Virginia after wages were cut for a third time. It was not on West Virginia who had wage issues, other cities such as Pennsylvania and New York went on strike. The National Guard and troops tried to contain the strikers and finally suppressed them. 100 people were killed during this "Great Upheaval". Workers had burned down facilities and railroad cars worth five to ten million dollars. Unions were organized in the 1880s.
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14 Summer 1877 to 4 Autumn 1877
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