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.

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Streetcar Strike, 1916 Photograph by Granger Fine Art America

Auckland tramwaymen's strike, 1908 Strikes and labour disputes Te

Streetcar Strike, 1889 Painting by Granger Fine Art America

A streetcar strike in New York. Engraving of 1886 Stock Photo Alamy

Streetcar operators' strike Pensapedia, the Pensacola encyclopedia