It was not endorsed. Police opended fire and 4 workers were killed. Then a bomb exploded led by Anarchists, it killed 7 police men, and it made the Union MemberShip drop.
he decreased workers' hours. ... he raised workers' wages.
haymarket riot
he decreased workers' hours. ... he raised workers' wages.
It was a derogatory term for Strikebreakers who came in and took the jobs that workers were striking against.
Newspapers reported the Hay market incident as a riot by workers.
the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago
haymarket riot
group of people who are protesting about something outside a building, especially a group of workers who are on strike and are encouraging other workers not to work.
The Haymarket affair refers to the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago. It began as a peaceful rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour day
It was not endorsed. Police opended fire and 4 workers were killed. Then a bomb exploded led by Anarchists, it killed 7 police men, and it made the Union MemberShip drop.
It is the Haymarket Organization of Workers. It is a made up name. There was the haymarket riots.
The immediate cause of the Haymarket riot in Chicago in 1886 was a bomb going off at a labor demonstration. Striking workers were asking for an 8 hour day and the public was showing their sympathy for the workers by also taking part in the demonstration.