Yes, anti labor actions were one of the first uses of organized city/metropolitan police forces. For more in depth info and resources on the formation of American police forces, check out this [answer] (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/gz3fy4/history_of_policing_in_united_states/) I provided to a related question and specifically [this PDF] (https://plsonline.eku.edu/sites/plsonline.eku.edu/files/the-history-of-policing-in-us.pdf) that specifically speaks in depth to the formation of police departments.