#OtD 10 May 1894 the Pullman Company fired three railway workers for being on the grievance committee.

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#OtD 10 May 1894 the Pullman Company fired three railway workers for being on the grievance committee. That evening, workers voted to strike and the next day shut Pullman down. Brecher's excellent book tells the story of what became a historic dispute: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/books/products/strike-jeremy-brecher