of 1933 the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters began a campaign of publicity to have the Pullman Liddell Company brought Marine Grade and Awning Fabric within the scope of the act.. The government sought to separate the company's sleeping car operations from its manufacturing activities. In 1944

the court concurred, ordering Pullman. Finally in 1937, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was accepted by the Pullman Company as the official representative for the porters.. Pullman cars were initially staffed entirely by black porters

whose only income was from tips. In 1937 the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters became the. George Mortimer Pullman (1831-1897) was an American industrial