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Who led the American Railway Union during the Pullman Strike?
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Pullman Strike
A shantytown on the lakefront in Chicago during the Pullman Strike and general economic downturn of 1893β94.
Eugene V. Debs served as the president of the American Railway Union (ARU) during the Pullman Strike of 1894.12
When the ARU voted to support the Pullman workers, the strike expanded into a national action, and Debs became its de facto leader. Although he actively cautioned union members against violence, he was later sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court for violating an injunction issued against the strike.12