Homestead Strike, 1892

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Homestead Strike, 1892
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Henry Frick tried to cut workers wages at
Carnegie Steel in the summer of 1892 while Andrew
Carnegie was in Europe.
Carnegie Steel
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Frick
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The Union at the Carnegie plant in Homestead,
Pennsylvania, called a strike.
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Frick had a plan for defeating the Union. July
1st? He called in the Pinkertons, which is a
private police force, known for their ability to
break strikes.
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On July 5th? 300 Pinkertons moved up the
Monongahela River on barges. In a shootout with
strikers, several people died and many were
wounded.
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On July 23rd, anarchist Alexander Berkman tried
and failed to assassinate Frick.
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Although Alexander Berkman was not connected with
the strike, the public associated his act with
the rising tide of labor violence.
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On November 20, the Homestead Strike was called
off.
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Carnegie claimed the he believed in Unions,
however Carnegie Steel remained non-unionized
until the late 1930s.