14. The Pullman Strike (1894)
The Pullman Strike began when workers at the Pullman Company near Chicago walked out to protest steep wage cuts and high rents. The strike quickly spread, halting rail traffic nationwide and drawing in the American Railway Union. Federal troops intervened, leading to violence and the strike’s collapse. The Pullman Strike exposed the power struggles between labor and capital, shaping future labor laws and federal involvement in labor disputes.
