1892 New Orleans general strike

New Orleans general strike
Dockworkers loading and unloading goods on a New Orleans' wharf one year before the strike.
Date	November 8 – 12, 1892
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Goals	10-hour work day Overtime pay Preferential union shop
Methods	Strike
Resulted in	10-hour day implemented Overtime pay guaranteed
Parties
Triple Alliance Amalgamated Council Board of Trade
Casualties
Arrested	80

The New Orleans general strike was a general strike in the U.S. city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, that began on November 8, 1892. Despite appeals to racial hatred, black and white workers remained united. The general strike ended on November 12, with unions gaining most of their original demands.