If your entity is not able to provide its own registered agent and office, some businesses, known as service companies, provide registered agent services for a fee. Your attorney or accountant may also offer this service. The secretary of state does not maintain a list of companies or persons who provide this service.
The American Railway Union (ARU) was initially forced into the dispute at Pullman because they represented a portion of the Pullman employees. The president of the union, Eugene V Debs was hesitant to involve the ARU at the onset because so many of the Pullman employees were actually plant workers, not railway workers.
Quick Answer. The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was the response of outraged railroad workers to pay cuts, layoffs and the general profiteering of the large railroad companies during times of economic distress. The strike began on July 16, 1877 and lasted nearly two weeks. Continue Reading.