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A 5 page paper which examines the conditions of the Pullman Strike of 1894 from the perspective of one who would have lived through the struggles. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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for the workers, but it was a strike, along with a boycott, that truly demonstrated the power of the people, the working people, and how such actions could deeply affect
a nation. The following paper presents a look at the Pullman Strike and the conditions workers faced, along with possible actions that could be taken from the perspective of one
who would have lived during that time, working for the railroad. The Pullman Strike of 1894 I am a worker from
the Pullman Strike and we cannot sit and do nothing while many of us lose our jobs and others find their pay reduced as much as 25%. We, as workers
of the railroad, barely survive on what we were making and the conditions are simply unacceptable. Striking has been the only option, combined with the boycott placed by the ARU
(American Railway Union). It seemed to all really begin last year when there was a depression that really had a negative affect
on the Pullman Palace Car Company. This depression led the company to reduce their labor force from "5,500 to 3,300" and "those that kept their positions with the company faced
an average pay cut of twenty-five percent" (Rohde). At the same time Mr. Pullman was doing nothing to help his workers in relationship to reducing the cost of living for
them and "one man worked 120 hours and got a check for a measly seven cents after the firm had deducted his rent and other miscellaneous expenses" (Rohde). The problem
is that the Pullman company is also feeling the strain of the economic problems in the nation and they are "determined to increase...profits from rents" so refuse to reduce their
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