Talk:Pullman porter

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I went looking for an article for Pullman Porters and was suprised to find that this article was re-directed to the article for the Pullman Company. It is ironic because it matches one of the indignities faced by the original African American Pullman Porters because they were refered to as "George" by passengers. This was a hold over from the time of slavery where slaves were automatically given the name of their master. Pullman Porters made a unique and valuable contribution to America and they deserve their own article. Elmmapleoakpine (talk) 22:46, 11 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I went looking for this article, searching "Pullman" and came to George Pullman's Wiki page, but no link to this one. I then googled "Pullman sleeper" and got pages on the sleeper car, but nothing on the porters and no links here.  It's the porters who made the company what it was.  Finally I thought to try, "Pullman porter," and here I came.  If these men were proud of their work but poorly paid, then it wasn't the pay they were after.  Comparisons could be made to airline flight attendants of the 1960's, '70's and '80's.


 * In the analysis of ex-slaves, it's useful to put them in context. Field slaves (the vast majority) were largely illiterate, which we now think of as a severe handicap.  In fact, illiterates often have excellent memories, which makes them well-suited for service roles:  Ask any waiter/waitress in a busy restaurant.  Literate people, myself among them, often have poor memories, being dependent upon written notes scattered here and there.


 * I am being coaxed to sign in. I used to have a Wiki account but disagreed with Wiki's policies concerning subjects Wiki wants actively suppressed.  I was eventually locked out of my own editor's page.  Deleting cookies enabled me to leave unsigned remarks, such as this.  I urge contributors to delete cookies and leave their remarks unsigned.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.3.151.239 (talk) 17:10, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

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Additional info under unionization
Hello, I added 2-3 sentences that provide a little background information on why Pullman porters decided to unionize. that I thought was relevant. While it may seem intuitive why all workers want to unionize, it is important to state the labor issues specific to these workers. Anoell (talk) 18:52, 30 May 2023 (UTC)