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The Pullman Strike was a nationwide conflict between labor unions and railroads that occurred in the United States in 1894. The conflict began in the town of Pullman, Illinois on May 11 when approximately 3,000 employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company began a wildcat strike in response to recent reductions in wages, bringing traffic west of Chicago to a halt. The American Railway Union, the nation's first industry-wide union, led by Eugene V. Debs, subsequently became embroiled in what The New York Times described as "a struggle between the greatest and most important labor organization and the entire railroad capital" that involved some 250,000 workers in 27 states at its peak. President Grover Cleveland ordered federal troops to Chicago to end the strike, causing debate within his own cabinet about whether the President had the constitutional authority to do so. The conflict peaked on July 6, shortly after the troops' arrival in the city, and ended several days later. Civil as well as criminal charges were brought against the organizers of the strike and Debs in particular, and the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision, In re Debs, validating Cleveland's actions. Nevertheless, President Cleveland's bid for renomination at the 1896 Democratic National Convention failed because of his response to the strike.[ This book, "The Government In The Chicago Strike Of 1894", by Grover Cleveland, is a replication of a book originally published before 1894. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible. This book was created using print-on-demand technology. Thank you for supporting classic literature.

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Book category Books in English Economics, finance, business & management Economics Economic history

• Full title: Government In The Chicago Strike Of 1894
• Author: Cleveland Grover
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 58
• EAN: 9781432649029
• ISBN: 9781432649029
• ID: 08481042
• Publisher: Nobel Press
• Weight: 83 g
• Dimensions: 203 × 133 × 4 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. January 2010

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