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Date Original
2023
Description
As industrialization increased across the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s, so did efforts to improve working conditions and pay. Workers formed unions, banding together to negotiate with their employers. Railroad workers were some of the first laborers in Arkansas to unionize. Labor strikes, that is withholding labor, were one of the tactics used by employees and unions during negotiations for better treatment. Strikes often turned dangerous, as workers resorted to sabotage and clashed with company men, law officers, and government militia. During the railroad’s Golden Age at the turn of the 20th century, there were many minor and two major railroad strikes in Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Subjects
Railroads
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
Topic Guide: Railroad strikes in Arkansas
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP)
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Topic Guide: Railroad strikes in Arkansas, Arkansas Digital Newspaper Program (ADNP), Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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