in the meantime, the 1880s would witness rekha pitchlations of many of the troubling themes of the 1870s. once again, a major economic panic. this one in 1884 followed once again by an industrial downturn followed once again by labor troubles. most noteworthy in this time was a period known as the great uphee value. it's a sporadic series of events in many ways. in may of 1886, there was a successful strike by unorganized railroad workers against the union pacific railroad. it capitulated within two days and the workers say now that we're on a role, let's join the knights of labor. make this a permanent fixture. in june of 1884, we saw the beginning of a major mine strike in the river valley of ohio where 4,000 workers plus their families and the community went out on strike. they, the strike lasted six months. the miners lost, but what's noteworthy is it taught them the usefulness of organization and coordination. because if you go on strike, you don't get paid. so the strike doesn't last very long because you have to eat. but they were able to organize and raise funds. they had a 100,0