Explain how the Great Uprising of 1877 laid the foundation for future labor-management relations.

The Great Uprising of 1877 was a result of pent-up grievances by workers in many industries and locations. The Uprising was characterized by one railroad strike after another, in some cases resulting in violent clashes between workers and federal troops or state militia. Workers shut down many businesses, rioters destroyed property, and several people died as a result of the riots. Consequently, employers had significant fears of similar populace uprisings and backlash against capital owners. Therefore, they resorted to increasingly more aggressive tactics for repressing unionization. This laid a foundation of conflict between employers and employees as the norm for labor-management relations in the U.S.