Railway workers lead by Eugene V. Debs.
Railway workers lead by Eugene V. Debs.
The American Railway Union, founded in Chicago on June 20, 1893, was created in hopes of uniting the railway employees from all types of jobs into one large union.
The American Railway Union (A.R.U.) was founded on June 20, 1893 in Chicago, Illinois. Led by Eugene V. Debs, the A.R.U. very quickly became the nation's largest organized union.
Originally Grand Secretary to the railway craft union, the Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen, Eugene Debs saw the need for union representation among all railroad workers, rather than just crafts. He resigned and formed the first industrial union, The American Railway Union in 1893.
The Celtic literary society was founded in 1893. :)
Withlacoochee Railway was created in 1893.
Schafberg Railway was created in 1893.
Duryea, founded in 1893 was the first American auto manufacture.
Nobody, but Elbert R Robinson, an African American inventor, received a patent for an improved electric railway trolley in 1893. This was not the first electric railway trolley.
Port railway station was created in 1893.
Burswood railway station was created in 1893.
Llanbradach railway station was created in 1893.