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A violent '''labor strike''' was staged in Pensacola from [[April 7]]–[[May 13]], [[1908]] by streetcar operators employed by the [[Pensacola Electric Company]]. The strike resulted in several deaths and caused the Governor of Florida to order the State militia into Pensacola.
On [[April 7]], streetcar operators working for the [[Pensacola Electric Company]], the operator of Pensacola's electric streetcar transit system, went on strike. On [[April 12]], Florida Governor [[Wikipedia:Napoleon B. Broward|Napoleon B. Broward]] ordered the State militia into Pensacola to protect strikebreakers and restore order.
==References==
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*"Troops Sent to Pensacola.; Electric Cars Will Be Started To-day Despite the Strike." ''New York Times'', April 13, 1908.
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On [[April 7]], streetcar operators working for the [[Pensacola Electric Company]], the operator of Pensacola's electric streetcar transit system, went on strike. On [[April 12]], Florida Governor [[Wikipedia:Napoleon B. Broward|Napoleon B. Broward]] ordered the State militia into Pensacola to protect strikebreakers and restore order.
==References==
{{refbegin}}
*"Troops Sent to Pensacola.; Electric Cars Will Be Started To-day Despite the Strike." ''New York Times'', April 13, 1908.
{{refend}}