1910 Columbus streetcar strike

1910 Columbus streetcar strike
Crowd during the strike
DateJuly 24 – October 18, 1910
Location
Caused byLow wages, long hours, fired workers
MethodsStrike, riot
Resulted inUnsuccessful, workers returned to work or left for work elsewhere
Parties
Columbus Railway and Light Co.
John J. Mahoney Detective Agency
Casualties
Death(s)1[1]
Arrestedat least 24[1]

The 1910 streetcar strike was a union protest against labor practices by the Columbus Railway and Light Co. in Columbus, Ohio in 1910.[2] The summertime strike began as peaceful protests, but led to thousands rioting throughout the city, injuring hundreds of people.[3]

  1. ^ a b Tebben, Gerald (July 28, 2012). "Columbus Mileposts: July 28, 1910: Streetcar strike turns violent; troops sent in". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Lentz, Ed (2003). Columbus: The Story of a City. The Making of America Series. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 88–89. ISBN 9780738524290. OCLC 52740866.
  3. ^ Lentz, Andrea Durham (1970). "The Question of Community: The 1910 Street Car Strike of Columbus, Ohio". The Ohio State University. Retrieved January 12, 2021.