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Pullman Strike Causes Summary Significance Britannica ~ Pullman Strike May 11 1894–c July 20 1894 in history widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest of the United States in June–July 1894 The federal government’s response to the unrest marked the first time that an injunction was used to break a strike

Pullman Strike Wikipedia ~ The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States that lasted from May 11 to July 20 1894 and a turning point for US labor law It pitted the American Railway Union ARU against the Pullman Company the main railroads and the federal government of the United States under President Grover Cleveland

The Pullman Strike of 1894 19th Century History ~ The Pullman Strike of 1894 was a milestone in American labor history as the widespread strike by railroad workers brought business to a standstill across large parts of the nation until the federal government took unprecedented action to end the strike

How a Deadly Railroad Strike Led to the Labor HISTORY ~ In July 1894 President Grover Cleveland finally signed into law legislation creating a national Labor Day holiday in early September—even as federal troops in Chicago brutally crushed a strike by railroad and Pullman sleeping car company workers leaving some 30 people dead

Pullman Illinois workers strike for pay Pullman Strike ~ During March and April of 1894 a majority of Pullman workers joined the American Railway Union ARU which was growing due to a recent successful strike against the Great Northern Railroad The ARU had nearly 150000 members and allowed all white men who worked for a railroad company to join

Pullman Strike eHISTORY ~ Usually the basic issue was the right of workers to have unions and to engage in collective bargaining Typically strikes ended when the government applied its power against the unions One strike in particular the Pullman strike of 1894 was especially important in American perceptions of the labor problem of the time

Pullman Strike Chicago 1894 Eugene V Debs History ~ The Pullman Strike of 1894 was the first national strike in United States history Before coming to an end it involved over 150000 persons and twentyseven states and territories and would paralyze the nations railway system The entire rail labor force of the nation would walk away from their jobs

Pullman Strike US History for Kids American Historama ~ The 1894 Pullman Strike pitted the workers of the Pullman Palace Car Company owned by Robber Baron George Mortimer Pullman The strike erupted following harsh measures by George Pullman to recoup his profits following the economic depression caused by the Panic of 1893 The Pullman strike spread across the nation and was suppressed by federal troops

The Pullman Strike Chicago Tribune ~ Eugene V Debs leader of the American Railway Union at the time of the 1894 Pullman factory strike makes a speech later in life during one of his five campaigns for president as the candidate