Buffalo switchmen's strike

Buffalo switchmen's strike
DateAugust 12–25, 1892
Location
Caused byNew York statute requiring minimum wage increases and limiting switchmen's days to 10 hours of work
GoalsTo force railroad companies to comply with the NY law
MethodsStrike action
Resulted inrailroad companies blacklisted strikers
Parties
Number
+8,000 NY State Guardsmen

The Buffalo switchmen's strike was a two-week strike in August 1892 by railroad workers employed by three railroads in Buffalo, New York. The strike collapsed after two weeks when 8,000 state militia entered the town and other unions refused to support the workers.