Following the pullman strike, companies appealing to the courts to issue orders against unions were usually . a. unsuccessful because the law stated the courts could not issue orders to employees of private companies.. b. unsuccessful because public opinion strongly favored unions, and the courts wanted to avoid issuing orders that could provoke public protest.. c. successful because there were fewer and fewer cases to hear following the pullman strike.. d. successful because the federal government would not recognize legal protections for unions.

The correct answer is D) successful because the federal government would not recognize legal protections for unions.

Following the Pullman Strike, companies appealing to the courts to issue orders against unions were usually successful because the federal government would not recognize legal protections for unions.

The Pullman Strike of May 11-July 20, 1894, was a railroad strike that affected the railroad system in the United States. The workers protested for the layoffs and wage cuts in the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago. The federal government reaction was to use injunction, an order of the court, to end the strike. So following the Pullman Strike, companies appealing to the courts to issue orders against unions were usually successful because the federal government would not recognize legal protections for unions.

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