WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Invention
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Labor Unions
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Pullman Strike and Haymarket Riot
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Captain of Industry
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Pullman workers had also lost the sympathy of the public. The sheer size and ferocity of the disturbances-in which as many as 250, 000 workers in 27 states had gone on strike, halted rail traffic, or rioted-inspired anxiety among many people.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -With the government working to the General Managers’ Association’s ends, Debs felt the only way to force the Pullman Company into arbitration was reaching out to other labor groups to join in a general strike, but his efforts did not succeed. The boycott dissolved in mid-July, and the ARU was defeated.