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By 1884, the labor unions had had enough, and they began mobilizing for better working conditions.

After 2 years of little progress, 340,000 workers went on strike to march on cities across the country on May 1st, 1886.

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Article from 1886: EVERYBODY STRIKING TEN THOUSAND MEN LEAVE TUEIN POSTS IN CHICAGO: Three Thousand Froight Handlers March Through the Stroets and voice With Idlenesa-Martin Irous Not Expelled, Strikes In All the Largo Citios. Столао, of May 3.-- Special —A crowd freight handlers nuinbering nt least three thousand men started to rounds of the make the various freight houses the city nt an early hour this morning. of It moved in military order and went first to the St. Paul houses. The These were found closed. along Canal street. crowd went south At the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy yards, clerks to the number of about nity were disposing of freight that had arrived in loaded cars and taking care of little freight which was being de. livered by a few drays standing around. The procession stopped and without breaking the line began jeering, hooting and bissing. The clerks paid no attention to the demonstration but kept at their work. After five minute halt given hooting and to tAken up yelling, the again, march the was procession hendlug south and marching as It was supposed toward the Northwestern freight house. sion At Bighteenta hnited, but no street the proces-demonstration was made toward the Northwestern houses. One of the leaders of the procession said: "We will soon have a band of music. It is to join here at Eighteenth We will then street. march through principal streets of the city. men are sober and All the of our so. quiet and will remnin Ye will not disturb any of the freigh houses or any men whom ne roads ma et to work for them if they can get any There will be no disturbances of any kino from our men. leabiding set ot workmen good-natured, The situation at the freight-houses of he milroads was this morning as It inticipated Sturday it would be. พกร The blockade there was nimost as complete as if wyere no railroads freight-house of closed the at all.. The Fort Wayne in or out. At the Chicago d situntion was the same. Alton At the Chingo, Burlington & Quin…
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