The Pullman Strike

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.2: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth Century, 1783-1900.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University)

Domains

Strikes and wages

Dates

Date of occurrence 1894-05-11

Places

United States (Location)

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The Pullman strike began on 11 May at a railroad car plant in Chicago. The strike was precipitated by the economic panic of 1893. Pullam Palace Car Company cut its wages by 25 percent which eventually led to national union leader Eugene V. Debs to call for a boycott of all Pullman cars. Thereafter, unions in 27 states supported the action. The Pullman Strike was ended by President Grover Cleveland on 4 July when he ordered 2,500 federal troops to Chicago.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "The Pullman Strike". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5988, accessed 07 May 2024.]

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