The 10 Biggest Strikes in American History

1) Great Southwest Railroad Strike

• Number of of strikers: 200,000.
• Time period: March to September, 1886.
• Affected area: Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Texas.

2) The Pullman Strike

• Number of strikers: 250,000.
• Time period: May 11 to mid-July, 1894.
• Affected area: Chicago, Illinois.

3) Great Anthracite Coal Strike

• Number of strikers: 147,000.
• Time period: May to October, 1902.
• Affected area: Eastern Pennsylvania.

4) Steel Strike of 1919

• Number of strikers: 350,000.
• Time period: September 1919 to January 1920.
• Affected area: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

5) Railroad Shop Workers Strike of 1922

• Number of strikers: 400,000.
• Time period: July to October, 1922.
• Affected area: Entire nation.

6) Textile Workers Strike of 1934

• Number of strikers: 400,000.
• Time period: September 1934.
• Affected area: Eastern seaboard.

7) 1946 Bituminous Coal Strike

• Number of strikers: 400,000.
• Time period: April to December, 1946.
• Affected area: Twenty six states.

8) Steel Strike of 1959

• Number of strikers: 500,000.
• Time period: July to November, 1959.
• Affected area: Entire nation.

9) 1970 U.S. Postal Strike

• Number of strikers: 210,000.
• Time period: March, 1970.
• Affected area: Began in New York City and spread across the nation.

10) UPS workers strike
• Number of strikers: 185,000.
• Time period: August 1997.
• Affected area: Entire nation.