what factors accounted for the success of the cripple creek miners' strike of 1894
Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1894 In January 1894, Cripple Creek mine owners J. J. Hagerman, David Moffat and Eben Smith, who together employed one-third of the area's miners, announced a lengthening of the work-day to ten hours (from eight), with no change to the daily wage of $3.00 per day. When workers protested, the owners agreed to employ the miners for eight hours a day â€“ but at a wage of only $2.50.[1][3][4]