The Pullman Strike (United States, 1894)

1. Pullman model town construction begins

   Jan 1, 1880Labels: Pullman, George M, Model town

   • HPF History

2. Economic depression intensifies pressure on workers

   Jan 1, 1893Labels: Panic of, Railroads

   • Britannica Timeline
   • Britannica Event

3. American Railway Union is launched in Chicago

   Jun 20, 1893Labels: American Railway, Eugene V

   • Stanford ARU
   • NPS Pullman

4. Pullman workers strike after talks collapse

   May 11, 1894Labels: Pullman Strike, Pullman workers

   • Britannica Timeline
   • NPS Pullman

5. ARU votes to support a Pullman boycott

   Jun 22, 1894Labels: American Railway, Pullman boycott

   • Britannica Timeline
   • NPS Pullman

6. Rail traffic west of Chicago is snarled

   Jun 28, 1894Labels: Railroads, Chicago rail

   • Britannica Timeline
   • NPS Pullman

7. Labor Day becomes a federal holiday

   Jun 28, 1894Labels: Labor Day, U S

   • Britannica Event
   • Time Labor Day

8. Federal court injunction targets ARU leaders

   Jul 2, 1894Labels: Richard Olney, Federal injunction

   • Britannica Timeline
   • Britannica Event

9. Federal troops arrive as violence escalates

   Jul 3, 1894Labels: Federal troops, Chicago violence

   • Britannica Timeline
   • Britannica Event

10. Eugene V. Debs is arrested

    Jul 7, 1894Labels: Eugene V, ARU leaders

    • Britannica Timeline
    • Woodstock Debs

11. Cleveland appoints a federal commission to investigate

    Jul 31, 1894Labels: Cleveland commission, Federal inquiry

    • NPS Pullman
    • LOC Report

12. Pullman reopens under anti-union conditions

    Aug 2, 1894Labels: Pullman company, Anti-union policy

    • Britannica Timeline
    • NPS Pullman

13. Chicago Strike Commission report is printed

    Mar 2, 1895Labels: Chicago Strike, Government report

    • LOC Report

14. Supreme Court upholds federal power in In re Debs

    May 27, 1895Labels: In re, Supreme Court

    • Britannica Debs

15. Debs begins serving jail sentence in Woodstock

    Jun 15, 1895Labels: Eugene V, Woodstock jail

    • Woodstock Debs
    • Britannica Debs

16. Norris–LaGuardia Act limits federal labor injunctions

    Mar 23, 1932Labels: Norris LaGuardia, U S

    • Michigan Law
    • Norris LaGuardia