 May 1 st - Chicago workers strike for the 8 hour day  Anarchists and radicals become involved in the campaign  May 3 rd - shooting occurs at McCormick Reaper plant when strikers and police altercate(2 workers killed)  May 4 th - protest meeting is called for at Haymarket Square (see flyers)

20,000 new copies distributed, but old ones remained

 August Spies and other labor leaders spoke to between 600 and  The Chicago Police advanced towards the speaker Samuel Fielden as he was finishing his speech  A bomb was thrown that led to the death of 7 police officers  At least 4 demonstrators were killed, 70+ injured

 Labor is attacked and investigated big time  Fear of Anarchists  8 radicals arrested and 7 get the death penalty (some for “inflammatory speeches”)  4 are executed, 1 commits suicide, and 3 others are released on a pardon by Governor Altgeld.

 George Pullman created a “model town” to house workers of his company  Town outside Chicago had nice parks, library, banks, and homes for workers  Panic of 1893 lowered demand for luxury railroad cars  Pullman cut wages of workers but did no lower rent

 Wages were cut by 25% while the rent was still 25% higher than normal  Pullman workers go on strike  The American Railway Union (led by Eugene Debs) boycotts Pullman cars across the country

 Strike becomes first real national strike in US history  President Grover Cleveland sends in federal troops to Illinois against Governor Altgelds wishes  Presence of federal troops incite violence  Riots occur, troops fire in crowd killing at least four and wounding many

 The General Managers Association wins  Strike is broken by federal government  Mail delivery is resumed  Eugene Debs is arrested, convicted, and becomes a Socialist  Pullman workers go back to work for lower wages