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On this day in Labor History

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June 26, 1894

Members of the American Railway Union, led by Eugene V. Debs, refuse to handle Pullman cars, in solidarity with Pullman strikers. Two dozen strikers were killed over the course of the strike - 1894

June 11, 1894

Representatives from the AFL, Knights of Labor, populists, railroad brotherhoods and other trade unions hold a unity conference in St. Louis but fail to overcome their differences - 1894

May 26, 1894

Western Federation of Miners members strike for eight-hour day, Cripple Creek, Colo. – 1894

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