Pullman Strike of 1894

Started May 11^th, 1894, Eugene Debs called for a national boycott of Pullman cars June 26^th, was a violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, the Sherman anti-trust act is to prohibit monopolies and sustain competition to protect companies from each other and consumers from unfair business practices, July 2^nd federal troops were sent to put an end to the strike, and the federal law passed a requiring compulsory mediation in railway disputes in 1898.