THE ORIGINS OF LABOR DAY September 2, 2001 The observance of Labor Day began over 100 years ago. Conceived by America's labor unions as a testament to their cause, the legislation sanctioning the holiday was shepherded through Congress amid labor unrest and signed by President Grover Cleveland as a reluctant elction-year compromise. Read about the turbulent circumstances of Labor Day's birth, ...

As a result of a temporary closure due to repairs and the confusion about our planned move to a new location, it has been incorrectly perceived that we were permanently closed. We are not. We are open at our same location, same days and hours of operation. ...

The Pullman Strike The Pullman model town looks much as it did in 1894 at the time of the Great Pullman Strike. Weekdays, have lunch at the Florence Hotel, a wonderful old Victorian at 11111 S. Forrestville. Walk the streets. Look at the huge outdoor mural painting on the Visitors' Building. More murals are at the railroad underpass one street south on Cottage Grove Ave. The Florence serves a ...

United States Strike Commission: THE PULLMAN STRIKE:ITS CAUSES AND EVENTS PULLMAN'S Palace Car Company is in the market at all times to obtain all possible contracts to build cars. Its relations with railroads, its large capital and surplus, its complete and well-located plant and efficient management enable it at all times to meet all competitors on at least equal terms... The depression of ...