Why did the Pullman strike end?
Why did the Pullman strike end? A federal judge's injunction against the Union boycott turned the strike's tide in favor of the Pullman Company. President Cleveland effectively finished the strikers off when he dispatched federal troops to Chicago, where they protected strikebreakers operating trains.
What eventually caused the Great Railroad Strike to end?
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was the first strike that spread across multiple different states in the U.S. This strike finally ended 52 days later, after it was put down by unofficial militias, the National Guard, and federal troops.