Philadelphia General Strike (1910) |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Crowd_of_strikers_going_to_a_meeting%2C_Philadelphia_LCCN2014684530.jpg/300px-Crowd_of_strikers_going_to_a_meeting%2C_Philadelphia_LCCN2014684530.jpg) Crowd of strikers protesting |
Date | February 19– April 19, 1910 |
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Resulted in |
- Arrests of strikers
- Trolley fare freeze
- Wage increase[1]
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The General Strike of 1910 was a labor strike by trolley workers of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company that grew to a citywide riot and general strike in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2][3][1]