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☆☆☆☆☆Debs was instrumental in the founding of the American Railway Union, the nation's first industrial union. As a member of the ARU, Debs was involved and later imprisoned for his part in the famed Pullman Strike, when workers struck the Pullman Palace Car Company over a pay cut. The effects of the strike resulted in President Grover Cleveland calling in members of the United States Army into Chicago, Illinois, which led to Debs' arrest and imprisonment.
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Of course there are rats in a coal mine. I work in one in eastern Kentucky and they are everywhere.
I can be a very useful tool for the enterprise. Whatever it is that I do I take it very seriously and this job would be no exception.
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Railroads allowed more people to access the western, American territories. It became easier, faster, and more convenient to travel to the west.
Suspension bridges are one of the oldest engineering forms, dating back to the 4th century. Modern suspension bridges were made possible by the web truss, invented by John Augustus Roebling. The web truss made a very sturdy, rigid structure that could withstand storms, wind forces, and heavy loads.
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to help struggling farmers make a profit The Farmers Alliance was organized by states in the South. This movement was big during the 1870s and 1880s.
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They made American goods cheaper than imported goods
The idea of a progressive income tax is popular with most people because as someone gets more out of society, it is thought they should return more. The idea of an income tax in and of itself is not popular with the poor.
The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) was already organized at the time of the fire, but afterward they were strengthened by public reaction to the fire.
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Progressives wanted to reform politics and government, labor and workplace conditions, urban poverty, child labor and education.
one thing they all have in common is that they all use electricity.
Labor Day is the first Monday in September. The Saturday and Sunday before Labor Day and Labor Day itself is Labor Day weekend.
to get rid of "bad" trusts and keep "good" trusts
