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

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