{"id":141,"date":"2019-06-01T20:40:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T20:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=141"},"modified":"2019-07-10T12:09:20","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T19:09:20","slug":"labor-strikes-the-california-railroads","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/event\/labor-strikes-the-california-railroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Strikes &#038; the California Railroads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please reserve prior to the event.<br \/>\nPresentation by <em><strong>Gordon H. Chang<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Laurence H. Shoup<\/strong><\/em>.<br \/>\nJoin us for presentations that focus on important labor strikes that occurred during the building of the Transcontinental Railroad and those that followed. Examples include the historic eight-day strike that stopped construction of the Central Pacific Railroad in 1867 and the 1894 Pullman strike. California was the second most important center of this nationwide strike, which saw armed workers take over sections of the Southern Pacific line in the state. This was part of a giant struggle for an industrial union in the nation\u2019s most important industry.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by California Historical Society<\/p>\n<p>Info: 415-357-1848<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.californiahistoricalsociety.org\/single\/EventDetail.aspx?p=1596\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/my.californiahistoricalsociety.org\/single\/EventDetail.aspx?p=1596<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-304\" src=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ChineseWorkers-Railroad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ChineseWorkers-Railroad.jpg 804w, https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ChineseWorkers-Railroad-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ChineseWorkers-Railroad-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ChineseWorkers-Railroad-700x475.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-305\" src=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/railroad_workers.jpg.size-custom-crop.1086x0-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/railroad_workers.jpg.size-custom-crop.1086x0-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/railroad_workers.jpg.size-custom-crop.1086x0-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/railroad_workers.jpg.size-custom-crop.1086x0-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/railroad_workers.jpg.size-custom-crop.1086x0-700x387.jpg 700w, https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/railroad_workers.jpg.size-custom-crop.1086x0.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for presentations that focus on important labor strikes that occurred during the building of the Transcontinental Railroad and those that followed.  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