Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 Read in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878

"Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877" by the 1877 Pennsylvania, General Assembly, Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July is a record of the legislative body's investigation into the tumultuous railroad uprisings of July 1877, exposing the unrest gripping Pennsylvania, especially in Pittsburgh, as a result of wage cuts and growing worker discontent. It begins by laying out how the committee was formed and how they planned to look into the riots. The report also finds that workers formed the Train Men's Union after wage reductions by the Pennsylvania Railroad, which lead to strikes and violent clashes between workers and law enforcement, causing great damage and death in Pittsburgh. The story prepares the reader for an overview of the consequences of this labor disruption.