1835 Philadelphia general strike

Philadelphia general strike of 1835
Carpenter's Association banner promoting
the ten-hour workday, 1835
DateJune 6–22, 1835 (1835-06-06 – 1835-06-22)
Location
MethodsStriking
Resulted inTen-hour workday, wage increase

The 1835 Philadelphia general strike took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the first general strike in North America and involved some 20,000 workers who struck for a ten-hour workday and increased wages. The strike ended in workers successfully negotiating for and securing both.[1]

  1. ^ Philip S. Foner, History of the Labor Movement in the United States, Vol. 1, From Colonial Times to the Founding of The American Federation of Labor, International Publishers, 1975, pages 116–118