Project Gutenberg 2012-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 132 Hall, John A. 07029953 The Great Strike on the "Q" Produced by Odessa Paige Turner, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Great Strike on the 'Q'" by John A. Hall is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work explores the origins, struggles, and repercussions of the strike involving locomotive engineers, firemen, and switchmen on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) Railroad. The narrative focuses on the injustices faced by these workers due to the exploitation by corporate interests, as well as the formation and growth of labor organizations aimed at fighting for fair wages and conditions. At the start of the book, Hall introduces readers to the formation of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in the 1860s, triggered by mistreatment from railroad officials. This section lays the groundwork for the major strike that followed, highlighting the grievances of workers due to wage disparities and unfair practices. As tensions rise, Hall recounts how committees of engineers and firemen began organizing in response to injustices, ultimately culminating in the decision to strike when negotiations failed. The opening establishes a strong sense of purpose and determination among the laborers, signaling a critical turning point in the labor movement of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Labor unions -- United States Railroads -- United States -- Employees Burlington Strike, 1888 HD Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 256009 2025-06-16T16:51:46.230063 text/html 255657 2012-10-25T11:32:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 156274 2025-06-16T16:51:52.676989 application/epub+zip 157201 2025-06-16T16:51:48.356046 application/epub+zip 157202 2025-06-16T16:51:47.023038 application/epub+zip 298350 2025-06-16T16:51:55.774953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281499 2025-06-16T16:51:51.870970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245349 2022-09-18T19:15:42.209069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239365 2023-09-18T05:20:10.122996 text/plain 15806 2025-06-16T16:51:55.917958 application/rdf+xml 12194 2025-06-16T16:51:47.642012 image/jpeg 3534 2025-06-16T16:51:47.348998 image/jpeg 149493 2025-06-16T16:51:46.252018 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog