Cigar makers strike of 1877

Okay kiddo! Let me tell you about the cigar makers strike of 1877.

Back then, there were people who made cigars. They rolled up tobacco leaves into a shape like a cylinder, and then somebody would smoke it to enjoy it. But one day, these cigar makers got really upset with their bosses, who were the people who ran the cigar factories.

The cigar makers wanted some things to be different. They wanted to work less hours every day, and they wanted more money for their hard work. They also wanted to stop using some machines that made their work harder and less fun. So they decided to go on strike.

Going on strike means you stop working in order to show people how upset you are about something. The cigar makers all stopped going to work, and they stood outside their factories with signs that said things like "We won't work until our bosses listen to us!"

But the bosses didn't want to listen. They were happy with how things were going because they were making lots of money by paying the cigar makers very little. So they hired other people to make the cigars, and the original cigar makers were out of work.

The strike lasted for a while, until some important people got involved. They talked to the bosses and the cigar makers, and they helped them come to an agreement that would make everyone happy. The cigar makers got to work less hours, they got more money, and they even got to stop using some of the machines they didn't like.

So that's the story of the cigar makers strike of 1877. The cigar makers wanted better working conditions, and they went on strike to show how upset they were. Eventually, they got what they wanted by working with important people to come to an agreement with their bosses.