- #ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1893: Workers for Pullman Palace Car Co. go on strike, protesting 25% wage cuts without decreases in rents and costs at the Pullman company town. It led to a large-scale strike and boycott that disrupted rail traffic for months. /1May 11, 2025 23:27
- The American Railway Union wanted to support the Pullman workers, but they didn’t exactly work on the railroads. The ARU decided it would ask its members to refuse to connect or disconnect Pullman cars from trains unless the company made concessions. /2
- Someone said “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.”