What was the leading cause of the Pullman Strike?
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The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike by workers in 1894 that followed the Great Panic of 1893. The strike was called because railroad workers were protesting the cuts in wages and salaries that were put into place by the Pullman company, however, they were angered by the fact that their rents at company houses and other major expenses in company owned towns were not cut as well as the economy turned south. Therefore, the workers led a nationwide strike in the hopes of increasing wages and improving their conditions.
The Pullman Strike of 1894 was primarily caused by wage cuts imposed on workers while maintaining high living costs in a company town. This led to a nationwide railroad strike supported by the American Railway Union, which ended violently when federal troops were deployed to suppress it. Ultimately, the strike failed to achieve its goals, greatly impacting unionized labor efforts afterward.
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