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On this day in Labor History

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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