11 Mai 1894 Jahr - The Pullman Strike

Beschreibung:

Walk out
Reasons: 12- hour work days, wage cuts
Description: 250,000 workers banned together and refused to work. President Cleveland stepped in and sent federal troops to Chicago to stop it
Resolution: The strike wasn't a complete failure. Though President Cleveland broke it up, sympathies from around the country continued to support the cause

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