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The Pullman Strike Of The 1900's

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The Pullman Strike was an 1890s strike that occurred as a result of employee dissatisfaction with wage cuts, long hours, and high rent and goods prices attributed to unfair practices by the Pullman railroad company. This strike was what is known as a wildcat strike whereby acting out of accordance with a union, workers rallied against their employer. This was a largely failed attempt to satisfy their demands but to their advantage, the strike grew as they paired up with a labor union, the American Railway Union, headed by Eugene V. Debs which lead a nationwide boycott of all railroad cars managed by George Pullman. When workers tried to oppose Pullman, they were fired, and many residents of Pullman, Illinois who didn't follow the company
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