Cigar makers' strike of 1877

Cigar makers' strike of 1877
Interior of a cigar factory before the strike from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Date	October 1877 – February 1878
Location	New York City

The cigar makers' strike of New York lasted from mid-October 1877 until mid-February 1878. Ten thousand workers walked out at the height of the strike, demanding better wages, shorter hours and better working conditions, especially in the tenement manufacturing locations. The strike was supported by the Cigar Makers International Union of America, local chapter 144.^[1]