THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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government siding with workers.
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unrest among factory workers over pay, hours and benefits.
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government stopping violence before it takes place.
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the ability of a group to promote change without violence.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the Pullman workers go on strike? Responding to falling revenue during the economic depression that began in 1893, the Pullman Palace Car Company cut more than 2, 000 workers and reduced wages by 25 percent.
Detailed explanation-2: -The conflict began in Chicago, on May 11 when nearly 4, 000 factory employees of the Pullman Company began a wildcat strike in response to recent reductions in wages. Most of the factory workers who built Pullman cars lived in the “company town” of Pullman just outside of Chicago.
Detailed explanation-3: -In protest, Pullman workers walked off the job on May 11, 1894. The American Railway Union agreed to assist Pullman workers. Switchmen who were members of the ARU refused to handle Pullman cars, which disrupted the rail network. This initial boycott led to widespread strikes among the nation’s railroad workers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pullman Strike. The most famous and farreaching labor conflict in a period of severe economic depression and social unrest, the Pullman Strike began May 11, 1894, with a walkout by Pullman Palace Car Company factory workers after negotiations over declining wages failed.