Pensacola streetcar strike of 1908

Pensacola streetcar strike
More than 500 State troops descended upon Pensacola to enforce Martial Law during the strike.
Date	April 5 – May 13, 1908
Location	Pensacola, Florida
Methods	Striking
Parties
Streetcar workers Pensacola Electric Co. Florida National Guard
Casualties
Death(s)	1

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North American transit strikes

Streetcar strikes

• St. Louis 1900
• Indianapolis 1892
• Los Angeles 1903
• San Francisco 1907
• Pensacola 1908
• Columbus 1910
• Philadelphia 1910
• Indianapolis 1913
• St. John 1914
• Atlanta 1916
• Portland, ME 1916
• Bloomington, IL 1917
• Twin Cities 1917
• Los Angeles 1919
• New Orleans 1920
• Denver 1920
• New Orleans 1929

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• Century Airlines 1932
• Philadelphia 1944
• New York City 1949
• Atlanta 1950
• New York City 1966

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• Greyhound 1983
• New York City 2005
• Toronto 2006
• Toronto 2008
• Lyft and Uber 2019

A strike of streetcar operators took place in Pensacola, Florida from April 5 to May 13, 1908. It was staged by employees of the Pensacola Electric Company over a company rule requiring workers whom the company had suspended for whatever reason to report to the company's car barn thrice daily for a roll call. During the 39-day strike, open violence erupted in Pensacola's streets, resulting in at least one death, after which martial law was declared and the state militia was sent to provide security to the company strikebreakers.^[1][2]

Streetcar travels past State militia encampments in the Palafox Street median.

Strikebreakers pose at the Pensacola Electric Company's streetcar barn.

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