Describes the violent Pullman strike of 1894 which closed railroads across the midwestern United States and which made the nation's leaders see the need for addressing the concerns of the country's workers.

Discusses the people and events involved in the unsuccessful but influential strike by railroad workers at the Pullman Company in Chicago in 1894.

A historical account of the 1894 strike of railway workers

Annotation The strike at the Pullman Palace Car Company in Pullman, Illinois, began a new era in the struggle between American labor and management.