
Politics on Trial: The Haymarket Eight vs the Police
Past Present Future
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Clash at McCormick Reaper: The Fight for the Eight-Hour Day
This chapter examines the pivotal events of the 1886 campaign for an eight-hour workday, notably the confrontations at the McCormick Reaper factory in Chicago. It highlights the violent clashes between locked-out union workers and non-union counterparts, culminating in a deadly incident that sparked a rally against police brutality and called for worker solidarity.
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