Pullman Strike
Due to the decline in the economy in 1893 many manufacturers began to stifle the already low wages of its workers, the Pullman Palace Car Company was no different. However, the result of lowering wages did not waver the cost of rent in the Pullman company town resulting in in inraged, overworked workers. With lower income, high rent, long work days, and poor work environment the workers began to express their resentment towards the company's president, George Pullman. Though many of Pullman's workers were facing starvation he refused to meet with the them and ordered many of his employees fired. On May 11, 1894 workers voted to strike and proceeded to walk off the job. This was the beginning of the Pullman strike and boycott. …show more content…
As one gentleman said in his letter “ We could see it plainly it was either work and starve, or strike and depend on charity until we could win, which we are bound to do.”. Due to the low pay and high rent many of the workers began to starve and in some cases were even too weak to perform their job. In the case of the Pullman workers some write and state that “Some of the foreman having charge of foreign labor and classes use the vilest epithets towards them, and even attempt to kick them.”. Not only was the job costing more money than what was being earned there was added possible physical abuse to workers. In many cases if the foreman was a decent manager and treated his workers well he was fired. Thus leaving the case that workers were not to be treated
Due to the decline in the economy in 1893 many manufacturers began to stifle the already low wages of its workers, the Pullman Palace Car Company was no different. However, the result of lowering wages did not waver the cost of rent in the Pullman company town resulting in in inraged, overworked workers. With lower income, high rent, long work days, and poor work environment the workers began to express their resentment towards the company's president, George Pullman. Though many of Pullman's workers were facing starvation he refused to meet with the them and ordered many of his employees fired. On May 11, 1894 workers voted to strike and proceeded to walk off the job. This was the beginning of the Pullman strike and boycott. …show more content…
As one gentleman said in his letter “ We could see it plainly it was either work and starve, or strike and depend on charity until we could win, which we are bound to do.”. Due to the low pay and high rent many of the workers began to starve and in some cases were even too weak to perform their job. In the case of the Pullman workers some write and state that “Some of the foreman having charge of foreign labor and classes use the vilest epithets towards them, and even attempt to kick them.”. Not only was the job costing more money than what was being earned there was added possible physical abuse to workers. In many cases if the foreman was a decent manager and treated his workers well he was fired. Thus leaving the case that workers were not to be treated