Ifmental_flosswere a television set show or else of a magazine and web site , I might not be write this flop now . As you ’ve likely see , the Writers Guild of America is expunge against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers . The group were unable to reach an concord on several major issues , including what writers should be give when their show become available online . Some previous - dark shows , including both Letterman and Leno , have already started showing reruns as a effect of the tap . Be monish : when the Writers Guild went on smash for five months in 1988 , it resulted in the popularity of non - written display likeCops .
base on this , I thought it was fitting that we look at some of the other strikes in American chronicle . Let ’s just hope that the Writers Guild hit does n’t turn out like the Ludlow Massacre .
1. The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
After the Panic of 1873 , a country - wide depression , things in America kind of went downhill for a yoke of geezerhood . By 1877 , more than a quarter of all doer were laid off and those who had jobs suffered severe wage cuts . Railroads were no unlike . Strikes commence in Pennsylvania , before long follow by Virginia , where federal troops were deployed to get transportation going again . Fed up with the land of the country ’s political economy , worker across the nation protest the mode strikers were being treat . From Maryland to St. Louis , reserves was call in to endeavor to control the crowds . unluckily this only made the situation bad " “ more than 100 people were killed . Overall , about 100,000 worker went on strike .
Keep translate for labor strife at Disney , the NFL , the Post Office and more .
2. The Haymarket Riots of 1886
3. Newsboys Strike of 1899
This story of a band of seedy small fry triumphing over the put out giants was made into a 1992 Disney musical calledNewsies , star a young Christian Bale " ¦ also know as the latest rebirth of Batman on the big screenland .
4. The Southern Colorado Coal Strike of 1914
From 1913 - 1914 , the United Mine Workers of America ordered a strike against Colorado coal excavation party ( one of which was owned by the Rockefeller family line ) . The reasons cited included that the party were cheating worker out of salary and not following Colorado mining safety laws or eight - time of day working day police .
On April 20 , a battle break off out between the two company and the tent Greenwich Village was set up ablaze . Four woman and 11 baby had been hiding in a tent pit when the attack start . Two of the women and all of the fry suffocate , leading the UMWA to call this incident " The Ludlow Massacre . “ Between the fire and the shot , a total of 45 multitude died .
Ludlow is now a ghost town . A monument was rear in 1918 to know those who died for the drive .
5. The Disney Animators Strike of 1941
There were some disgruntled animators at Disney afterSnow Whitewas release in 1937 . Employees had put in a fortune of unsalaried extra time so as to get the first feature - length animated film out and were not consecrate the bonuses they were call for doing so . In fact , many of them were repose off . One of the round of layoffs bump off extremity of the Screen Cartoonists Guild quite heavily . When Art Babbitt , an animator on theThree Little Pigs , Snow WhiteandFantasiawas fire , it was the last straw . employee drop dead on strike for five weeks , which come about to be in the midriff of the making ofDumbo . As a result , many of the strikers are have in the cartoon as circus clowns needle for raises . The strike was finally settled overwhelmingly in favor of the Guild .
6. The U.S. Postal Strike of 1970
In an attempt to stop the rap , Nixon went on national T.V. and ordered striker back to workplace . Not only did this fail , it altogether backlash : he angered workers in 671 other locations , convincing them to join the strike . In fact , governing agencies not even involved with the Postal Service were angered enough by his tv set appearance to imperil to join the strike if Nixon pursued any legal action . Nixon ordered 24,000 military workers to supplant the striking postal worker , but they were n’t very helpful .
Negotiations were finally hammered out with the assistant of the Secretary of Labor . Unions got most of what they were asking for and also gain the right to negotiate payoff , benefits and working conditions .
7. Air Traffic Controllers Strike of 1981
work on against them was the fact that the FAA had a backup plan , which worked beautifully . Most trajectory continued with no disruption , thanks to non - spectacular employees and military comptroller who pitched in to help oneself . Even worse , the public sided with the governing . The remainder result was that the FAA discovered that they could fully operate with one third less zephyr traffic controllers , so the smasher really achieved the exact inverse of what the strikers had mean . Oops .
8. NFL Strike of 1987
As in the character of the air travel dealings controllers , the world had niggling understanding for the role player or the union . Players were divided over whether to go along to strike or not and some of them generate to employment . The owners continue a united front " “ none of them entered disjoined dialogue .
One of the sport things that resulted from the strike ( in my opinion ) were byname for teams with alternate players : The Los Angeles Shams , the San Francisco Phoney Niners , the Miami Dol - Finks and the Chicago Spare Bears , to name a few .
Of course there are infinite more , including transportation strikes , instructor strike , and strikes in all the other major sports . What do you think has had the most encroachment ? Have you ever go on strike , or get across a picket line ? How ’d that turn out for you ?
