Labor History in 2:00
July 26 - Battle of the Halsted Street Viaduct
July 26, 2024
On this day in labor history, the year was 1877.That was the day striking railroad workers in Chicago clashed with police in the Battle of the Halsted Street Viaduct. The Great Railroad Strike had reached the nations railroad hub, and began there th
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