1907 San Francisco streetcar strike
The San Francisco streetcar strike of 1907 was among the most violent of the streetcar strikes in the United States between 1895 and 1929. Before the end of the strike, thirty-one people had been killed and about 1100 injured.
| San Francisco streetcar strike | |||
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San Francisco police escort a scab streetcar to protect it from the violence during the strike | |||
| Date | May 5, 1907 – mid-February, 1908 | ||
| Location | San Francisco, California | ||
| Goals | 8-hour day $3 per day | ||
| Methods | Striking | ||
| Resulted in | Unsuccessful; Carmen's Union Local 205 disbanded | ||
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| Lead figures | |||
Streetcar workers Patrick Calhoun | |||
| Casualties | |||
| Death(s) | 31 (25 passengers) | ||
| Injuries | 1100 (900 passengers) | ||
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