[Daily Accounts of the Great Railroad Strike of 1922]
- [New York] , 1923
[New York], 1923. Good. 11¼" x 9". Brad-bound binder, three-hole punched, holding 360 pp. accounts and cover sheet, mimeographed rectos only. Good: front cover partially detached; first two leaves detached, another nearly so and heavily chipped; several dogears.
This is an astounding collection of day-by-day reporting on the Great Railroad Strike of 1922, providing in-depth and brazen accounts of disrupted New York transit, acts of violence and revolt.
The infamous strike, also known as the Railway Shopmen's Strike, was one of the largest nationwide work stoppages and one of the most violent labor strikes in America. Nearly 400,000 workers in railway shops and roundhouses walked off the job to protest a 12 percent wage cut in July. U.S. Attorney General Harry Daugherty sent U.S. Marshals to aid the railroads and defeat the strike, and at least 10 workers were killed by the National Guard. The strike was viewed as a major failure for the Harding administration, led to the passing of the 1926 Railroad Labor Act and paved the way for industrial unionizing in the 1930s.
This book was furnished by one Chris Chapman to New York's "Supt. of Trans." in January 1923, comprising "items of interest and events that occurred each day during the Strike-period October 1st to December 31st Inclusive 1922." October 1 st was the "Ninety-second day of strike" and 83rd of the "operation of cars," a data point that, along with the weather highs and lows, was reported nearly every day. Times and depots were provided for each incident, most often cars being "stoned" and windows broken, citing damage and delays. A staggering number of days saw "shots fired from a passing automobile," seemingly deliberate collisions and reports of men climbing aboard, attempting "to assault the crew." At Niagara Falls a man was arrested "who was carrying a rifle, he claims he was taking it to be cleaned," there were mentions of fires, "placing torpedoes on track" and "wagon tipped over." "Mobs" threw bricks, bottles, snowballs and apples, one conductor "smashed [a] man in the face and another "was attacked by several men who stole his badge." Our author noted claims for damages incurred "through failure of the city to furnish adequate police protection to its property and employees" as well as comments and activity of the "Union" and the "Council."
Vivid, astonishing first-hand reporting of one of the country's largest labor strikes.
This is an astounding collection of day-by-day reporting on the Great Railroad Strike of 1922, providing in-depth and brazen accounts of disrupted New York transit, acts of violence and revolt.
The infamous strike, also known as the Railway Shopmen's Strike, was one of the largest nationwide work stoppages and one of the most violent labor strikes in America. Nearly 400,000 workers in railway shops and roundhouses walked off the job to protest a 12 percent wage cut in July. U.S. Attorney General Harry Daugherty sent U.S. Marshals to aid the railroads and defeat the strike, and at least 10 workers were killed by the National Guard. The strike was viewed as a major failure for the Harding administration, led to the passing of the 1926 Railroad Labor Act and paved the way for industrial unionizing in the 1930s.
This book was furnished by one Chris Chapman to New York's "Supt. of Trans." in January 1923, comprising "items of interest and events that occurred each day during the Strike-period October 1st to December 31st Inclusive 1922." October 1 st was the "Ninety-second day of strike" and 83rd of the "operation of cars," a data point that, along with the weather highs and lows, was reported nearly every day. Times and depots were provided for each incident, most often cars being "stoned" and windows broken, citing damage and delays. A staggering number of days saw "shots fired from a passing automobile," seemingly deliberate collisions and reports of men climbing aboard, attempting "to assault the crew." At Niagara Falls a man was arrested "who was carrying a rifle, he claims he was taking it to be cleaned," there were mentions of fires, "placing torpedoes on track" and "wagon tipped over." "Mobs" threw bricks, bottles, snowballs and apples, one conductor "smashed [a] man in the face and another "was attacked by several men who stole his badge." Our author noted claims for damages incurred "through failure of the city to furnish adequate police protection to its property and employees" as well as comments and activity of the "Union" and the "Council."
Vivid, astonishing first-hand reporting of one of the country's largest labor strikes.
Details
Title
[Daily Accounts of the Great Railroad Strike of 1922]
Author
Chapman, Chris. C. [compiler]
Condition
Good
Publisher
[New York]
Date
1923