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The Pullman Strike comprised two interrelated strikes in 1894 that shaped national labor policy in the United States during a period of deep economic depression. First came a strike by the American Railway Union (ARU) against the Pullman Company 's factory in Chicago in spring 1894.
Pullman strikers outside Arcade Building in Pullman, Chicago. The Illinois National Guard can be seen guarding the building during the Pullman Railroad Strike in 1894. 11 May – 10 July 1894 (United States) Pullman Strike: A nation-wide strike against the Pullman Company begins with a wildcat walkout [20] on 11 May after wages are drastically ...
The ARU established temporary strike headquarters in Chicago to keep more closely abreast of the situation. [16] Chicago became a constant mass of meetings as workers of the various railway crafts gathered to discuss the strike situation. [16] The railway switchmen were the first to act, refusing to attach Pullman cars to trains. [17]
The condition of laboring man at Pullman, July 7, 1894. During the major economic depression of the early 1890s, the Pullman Palace Car Company cut wages in its factories. Discontented workers joined the American Railway Union (ARU), led by Eugene V. Debs, which supported their strike by launching a boycott of all Pullman cars on all
Agitated workers face the factory owner in The Strike, painted by Robert Koehler in 1886. The following is a list of specific strikes (workers refusing to work, seeking to change their conditions in a particular industry or an individual workplace, or striking in solidarity with those in another particular workplace) and general strikes (widespread refusal of workers to work in an organized ...
Boeing's Washington state factory workers voted by more than 99% in favor of a strike mandate, their union said on Wednesday evening, as they seek a 40% raise in their first full negotiation with ...
In 1880, Pullman bought 4,000 acres (16 km 2), near Lake Calumet some 14 mi (23 km) south of Chicago, on the Illinois Central Railroad for $800,000. Pullman hired Solon Spencer Beman to design his new plant there. Trying to solve the issue of labor unrest and poverty, he also built a company town adjacent to his factory; it featured housing ...
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