Eugene V. Debs
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- Apr 16, 1894The Great Northern Railroad StrikeA historic federation of railway workers defies their own union leaders to launch a massive wildcat strike across the Pacific Northwest.Seattle, WA
- Apr 17, 1894The Great Northern Paralyzed: A Railway Strike Grips the NorthwestAmerican Railway Union members walk off the job, leaving trains idle and the city's rail infrastructure in limbo as local brotherhoods face a takeover by a newer, militant labor force.Seattle, WA
- Apr 28, 1894The Great Northern Strike Hits a StalemateA walkout by railway staff turns into a tense standoff as management attempts to break the union line with 'scab' labor.State-Burke Building, Seattle, WA
- Apr 30, 1894The Great Northern Strikers Hold the LineDespite pressure from commercial bodies and federal military intervention, railway workers in Seattle and across the Pacific Northwest refuse to abandon their demand for fair wages.Seattle, WA
- May 2, 1894The Great Northern Strike EndsAfter an eighteen-day standstill that paralyzed the Northwest, President James J. Hill and the American Railway Union reach an uneasy truce.Seattle, WA
- May 3, 1894Great Northern Strike Concludes After 18-Day StandstillStriking workers return to the rails as the business arbitration board restores 75 percent of recent wage cuts.Seattle, WA
- Jul 2, 1894The Great Railway Tie-UpAs the Pullman strike brings regional rail service to a halt, Seattle residents look to Tacoma, where the labor struggle has turned violent and service is at a standstill.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 4, 1894The Pullman Strike ParalysisAs the American Railway Union strike sweeps the nation, railroads are frozen, federal troops are mobilizing, and the movement faces a mounting crisis.Seattle, WA
- Jul 8, 1894The Pullman Strike Shuts Down Washington's RailsFederal troops and the U.S. Army move to break the nationwide rail strike, with tensions running high in Seattle, Tacoma, and Snohomish.Marion Street, Seattle, WA
- Jul 12, 1894Railroad Strike Paralyzes Grays Harbor IndustryAs the Pullman strike spreads across the nation, 500 local workers are left jobless, and Ocosta residents joke about a diet of clams as shipping comes to a standstill.Ocosta, WA
- Jul 14, 1894When Seattle's Taps Ran Dry, One Citizen Took the City to TaskA resident of the city's eastern heights petitions the Seattle City Council over empty pipes, fire risk, and water bills—with sarcasm aimed at every authority from City Hall to the White House.Seattle, WA
- Jul 14, 1894The Northern Pacific Offers Strikers a Last Chance—With Strings AttachedGeneral Manager Kendrick says former employees can reapply after the Pullman strike, but only if they were not leaders or agitators—and they will rank behind the men hired to replace them.Seattle, WA
- Jul 14, 1894James J. Hill Tells Seattle the Strike Never Should Have Come WestThe Great Northern president calls the Pullman boycott pointless on the Coast, warns idle men will struggle to find work again, and stays coy about his deal with the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company.Seattle, WA
- Jul 15, 1894The Pullman Strike Collapses — and Seattle Quietly Comes Out CleanAs the great railroad strike of 1894 sputters to defeat nationwide, the Post-Intelligencer pauses to credit Seattle's police and strike leaders for keeping the city free of the violence that scarred the rest of the country.Seattle, WA
- Jul 16, 1894The Tacoma Strike, Undone and Redone in a Single DayNorthern Pacific tries to declare victory, but firemen, switchmen and engineers vote to stay out—while Debs wires that the fight is still solid.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 21, 1894A Second Railroad Strike Threatens Seattle as Union Demands Great Northern Stand DownSeattle's American Railway Union president receives a telegram from Chicago ordering a halt to Great Northern's assistance to other roads — and local trainmen brace for another walkout.Seattle, WA
- Aug 12, 1894A Judge's Verdict on the Pullman Strike: The Men Who Stayed on the Job Came FirstA federal judge in Seattle refused to order the receivers of the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern to reinstate fifteen striking ex-employees, praising the non-union engineers who kept the trains running and condemning the boycott as an attempt to destroy the business that had paid them.Seattle, WA