In Pullman, Illinois, a company town that employed and housed workers to build posh railway cars, times had gotten tough. In response, George Pullman cut jobs and wages in 1893. Thousands of workers walked off their jobs in protest, demanding higher saleries and lower rent. Other unions joined in refusing to work on the Pullman cars, turning a small town fracas into a national fury.
With railcars backing up and riots worrying train execs, President Grover Cleveland stepped in. He declared the strike illegal and sent 12,000 troops to break the strike. Brutal protest and bloodshed followed. The strke was broken, along with the spirit of the workers. To reach out to the Labor Unions, Congress rushed the national holiday into law. The bad will resulted in President Cleveland losing re-election. But the national holiday remained.
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