Pullman Strike was two interrelated strikes in 1894 that shaped national labor policy in the United States during a period of deep economic depression.
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10 Facts About Pullman Strike
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Debs brought in ARU organizers to Pullman Strike and signed up many of the disgruntled factory workers.
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Company towns, like Pullman Strike, were constructed with a plan to keep everything within a small vicinity to keep workers from having to move far.
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Pullman Strike refused to reconsider and even dismissed the workers who were protesting.
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Pullman Strike was handled by US Attorney General Richard Olney, who was appointed by President Grover Cleveland.
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Pullman Strike called on ARU members to ignore the federal court injunctions and the US Army:.
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Pullman Strike's lawyers argued that the boycott violated the Sherman Antitrust Act, and represented a threat to public safety.
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Pullman Strike affected hundreds of towns and cities across the country.
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Pullman Strike was defended by Clarence Darrow, a prominent attorney, as well as Lyman Trumbull.
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Pullman Strike ran for president in 1900 for the first of five times as head of the Socialist Party ticket.
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