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The Pullman Strike and the ARU
Debs also tried to get the rail workers union to include people of color. Their proposal nearly passed, losing by just two votes. Debs would later reflect that if the ARU had been willing to organize the Pullman Porters, right, the waitstaff on the train cars, maybe they could have shut down Pullman car operations.
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