The president (during the Pullman Strike) of the ARU was Eugene V. Debs; not to be confused with Grover Cleveland: the president of the United States at the time.
The president (during the Pullman Strike) of the ARU was Eugene V. Debs; not to be confused with Grover Cleveland: the president of the United States at the time.
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.
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in US in the summer of 1894. It did pit the American Railway Union against Pullman Company, main railroads, and federal government of United States under President Grover Cleveland.
As the Pullman strike occurred in 1894, there is not much in the way of recent news. It pitted the American Railway Union and Pullman Palace Car Company against the United States government.
the union lost support
the union lost support
Eugene V. Debs
Grover Cleveland was the president during the Pullman strike.
Pullman was hated.
Pullman Company Strike
He was the leader of the American Railway Union and was part of the Pullman strike. He eventually was the leader of the Sociallist party.
Pullman Company Strike