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What nationality made up the labor force on the union pacific railroad track?
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the chinamen
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The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was the name of the railroad network built between California and Utah (where it met/joined the Union Pacific Railroad). Chinese labor was an essential resource for constructing the railroad. Fifty Chinese laborers were hired by the Central Pacific Railroad in February 1865 and more and more were added to the crews as construction continued because they were cheap - and easily exploited - labor.
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The two main lines were the Union Pacific (coming from Omaha, Nebraska) and the Western Pacific (coming from Sacramento, California). The Western Pacific workers were mostly Chinese. How could those small, scrawny workers be able to build over 150 miles of railroad? If they could do the Great Wall of China, they could certainly build a railroad. The Union Pacific workers were mostly American. It was easy for them because they had all their resources on the same continent, unlike the others who had to import from China.
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1. They accepted labor workers of both white and black white, skilled and unskilled, and male and female.2. They were successful in a few strikes such as the Union Pacific Railroad strike and the Wabash Railroad strike.3. They had a large and growing population, which increased its impact when going on strikes.
Are retirees included in the labor force?
No, retirees are counted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as "out of the labor force."
