Strikebreakers



Strikebreakers were thugs, criminals, and murderers who were sent in to intimidate striking workers to go back to work. These strikebreakers were given bats and went in to bash some heads. They weren’t even arrested if they killed one of the workers. That was because the employer called them in and the government favored them over the workers because they pay taxes, made a product, and employ people.

Information provided by: America Pathways to the Present textbook [|**ehistory.osu.edu/.../ ChicagoStrike/default.cfm**]