He formed the American Railway Union for many reasons one of which was because of wage cuts. a. Bill Haywood c. Bob Packwood b. Eugene V. Debs d. George Pullman

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Maleah Gallagher

13 December, 16:34

He formed the American Railway Union for many reasons one of which was because of wage cuts. a. Bill Haywood c. Bob Packwood b. Eugene V. Debs d. George Pullman

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Zayden · Answer 1

Eugene Debs was an American political activist, labor organizer, founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World who leaded the foundation of The American Railway Union as the president.

The American Railway Union, the largest union around 1890s, the first industrial union in USA, got instituted by railway workers leaded by Eugene V. Debs in Chicago on 1893, and it assembled around 140,000 members throughout the country; thereby (b).

Isiah · Answer 2

The correct answer is b) Eugene V. Debs.

Eugene V. Debs formed the American Railway Union for many reasons one of which was because of wage cuts.

Eugene Victor Debs (1855-1926) was a labor activist and precursor of the Union movement in the United States. He organized strikes to improve worker's conditions such as the Great Northern Railway strike or the Chicago Pullman Palace Car Company strike. He was also a candidate for the presidency of the United States, representing the Socialist Party of America.