May 7

Two die, 20 are injured in “Bloody Tuesday” as strikebreakers attempt to run San Francisco streetcars during a strike by operators. The strike was declared lost in 1908 after many more deaths, including several in scab-operated streetcar accidents - 1907

Also on this date: Knights of St. Crispin union is formed at a secret meeting in Milwaukee. Philadelphia’s longest transit strike ends after 44 days.

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