Comparing Union's Now From Unions Long Ago
I am going to talk about two different unions in different time ages. I am going to explain the differences between the two things. The two unions that I am going to talk about is American Railway Union and Transport Workers Union of America. There are in two different times. Transport Workers Union of America still exist now and the American Railway Union ended because a certain act was born.
The American Railway Union (ARU), was the largest union and the first industrial union in the United States. The American Railway Union began on June 20, 1893, by railway workers in Chicago. The leader of the American Railway Union name was Eugene V. Debs. Eugene V. Debs was a fireman the later on in his life, he was a Socialist Presidential candidate. By 1894, ARU had over 140,000 members nationwide. Beginning in August 1893 to March 1894, the Great Northern Railroad, cut the wagees of the people.
By April, the ARU wanted a strike and to shut down the railroad down for 18 days so......
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