American Railway Union
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The American Railway Union was a late 19th-century industrial labor union in the United States, led by Eugene V. Debs, that sought to organize all railroad workers and became nationally prominent for its role in major railroad labor conflicts.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial union
ⓘ
labor union ⓘ |
| causeOf | nationwide railroad boycott during Pullman Strike ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved |
1897
ⓘ
late 1890s ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | railroad labor organizing ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Social Democracy of America
ⓘ
Socialist Party of America ⓘ |
| goal |
to challenge railroad company power
ⓘ
to organize all railroad workers into one union ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
central role in major railroad labor conflicts of the 1890s
ⓘ
early example of industrial unionism in the United States ⓘ |
| hasPart |
brakemen
ⓘ
conductors ⓘ firemen ⓘ other railroad workers ⓘ railroad engineers ⓘ switchmen ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
|
| ideology |
industrial unionism
ⓘ
labor radicalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1893 ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| influenced | Eugene V. Debs's turn toward socialism ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Eugene V. Debs
ⓘ
George W. Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvester Keliher ⓘ |
| leader | Eugene V. Debs ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| membership | over 150,000 members ⓘ |
| membershipYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Pullman Strike ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Pullman Palace Car Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Pullman Company
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
railroad corporations ⓘ |
| opposedTo | craft unionism ⓘ |
| organizedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
|
| participantIn |
Great Northern Railway strike of 1894
ⓘ
Pullman Strike ⓘ |
| partOf | American labor movement ⓘ |
| president | Eugene V. Debs ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
federal injunction issued against union leaders in 1894
ⓘ
imprisonment of Eugene V. Debs ⓘ suppression by federal troops during Pullman Strike ⓘ |
| subjectOf | In re Debs Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| unionType | industrial unionism ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
In re Debs