The 1835 Philadelphia general strike took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the first general strike in North America and involved some 20,000 workers who struck for a ten-hour workday and i
Carpenter's Association banner promoting the ten-hour workday, 1835
Shipyard workers advocating for ten-hour day, 1835.
James Barron
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Commodore James Barron was a United States Navy officer. He served in the Quasi-War and the Barbary Wars, during which he commanded a number of famous ships, including USS Essex and USS President. As
1835 Philadelphia general strike
…the ten-hour system and an increase in wages for piece-workers was adopted in the city. On 8 July 1835, the Commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, James Barron, wrote to the Board of Navy Commissioners, "The Mechanics in this city of all denominations have recently made, as it is termed, a turnout, for a…
Portrait by John B. Neagle, 1829
Barron surrendering his sword to Salusbury Pryce Humphreys during the Chesapeake–Leopard affair