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Eugene v. Debs
Cause: organized the A.R.U.
Effects: led to the escalation of the Pullman Strike -
Railroads Strikes
Cause: Responses to cuts in worker's wages
Effects: Set the scene for violent strikes to come -
Terence v. Powderly
Took on the leadership of the Knights of Labor
Cause: pursue ideological reforms meant to lead workers out of the labor union
Effects: Group had grown to include women and men with different races -
Haymarket Square
Cause: Part of a campaigain to achieve an eight-hour workday
Effects: Americans became wary of labor unions -
Homeshead Strike
Cause: Economic depression led to cuts in steelworkers' wages
Effects: Steelworker unions lost power throughout the country -
Pullman Strikes
Cause: Wages cut without a decrease in the cost of living
Effects: Employers used the courts to limit the influence of unions