Pullman Strike

Why did workers strike Pullman?

• Pullman kept high rent while cutting wages

• Pullman lowered rent while giving workers raises

• Pullman kept rent and wages equal to each other

• The federal income tax was too high for the poor under the 17th amendment

Why did President Cleveland and the government get involved in the strike?

• It stopped the U.S. Mail and interstate commerce

• To investigate the causes of the strike.
• To promote a new labor law initiative.
• To support the strikers' demands for higher wages.

How did the strike end?

• The strike ended with workers getting lower rent

• The strike ended with violence and was crushed by the government

• The strike ended with workers getting more rights

• The strike ended with a public protest.

What holiday was created?

• Thanksgiving
• Valentine's Day
• New Year's Day
• Labor Day

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Helped Workers

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(b) Helped Pullman/ Business

• Labor Day was Created

• Government did not support Unions

• Troops sent by Cleveland to end the Strike with violence

• Eugene Debs (Union Leader) was arrested