Facts About the History of Labor Day and the Labor Movement 1. The first Labor Day "parade" was actually a str ...

Farrell’s argument challenges a widely held belief that Cleveland rushed the legislation through in the midst of one of his presidency’s most fraught moments: the Pullman Strike. In an essay ...

The Pullman Strike, a massive strike and boycott organized by Pullman rail-workers, brought rail traffic to a halt throughout the Midwest. George Pullman, the railcar company’s president ...

In the summer of 1894, the Pullman strike severely disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest, and the federal government used an injunction and federal troops to break the strike. It had started when ...

Few sites illustrate the history of American labor, industry and the rise of the African American middle class as well as Pullman. America’s first model industrial town has deep ties to the nation’s ...

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Labor Day was born in Chicago's far South Side Pullman neighborhood after President Grover Cleveland dispatched the Army to quell the nationwide Pullman rail strike that paralyzed the movement of ...

For many, Labor Day is a three-day weekend that helps us celebrate the conclusion of a great summer with a party and some ...

Ask people what comes to mind with the mention of “Labor Day,” and you will most likely hear two responses: “Back to school” and “Can’t wear white.” This is a far cry from the ...

4. A deadly railroad strike led to the federal recognition of Labor Day. The Pullman Palace Car Company cut wages following an economic depression in the early 1890s, leading many railroad workers ...