It was the first time that a federal injunction had been used to break up a strike. The strike was in response to George M. Pullman's cutting of railroad workers wages during an economic downturn. Pullman's lack of empathy and the destruction during the union's protests led to the injunction.
how did the supreme courts decision in Plessy v. Ferguson affect African Americans
because of depression
The Pullman strike of 1894 ended when the Federal government issued an injunction to end it.
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The 1894 Pullman Strike.
Grover Cleveland was the president during the Pullman strike.
The Pullman strike of 1894 ended when the Federal government issued an injunction to end it.
An industrial unrest is a strike or boycott. So the Pullman Strike 0f 1894 is an example of a industrial unrest because it was also a strike that happened in the West side of Chicago.
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A strike of over 4,000 workers from Pullman Palace Car Company (founded/ owned by George Pullman). American Railway Union (ARU) refused to handle Pullman's cars.
Pullman Strike (1894)
May 11, 1894. George Pullman cut the wages of his workers of the Pullman Palace Car Company by 25%, so they walked of the job and went on strike.
The Pullman Strike was a railroad labor strike that took place in 1894. The United States Attorney General tasked with handling the strike was Richard Olney.