Homestead+Strike+of+1892

= Homestead Strike of 1892 = ==== Who? ==== ==== Andrew Carnegie; He was an industrialist, business man, and entrepreneur. He was the owner of Carnegie Steel. It is said that he was one of the greediest men of his age. He professed a socialistic Gospel of Wealth and condemned men of his own class, while defending the right of labor to form unions. Yet when it came to his own business he put aside his publicly professed beliefs and ruthlessly smashed the union which his own workmen had joined. ====

Henry Frick; He was a chairman at Carnegie steel. He also was an America industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & coke manufacturing company.
Pinkertons; They were a private police force, 300 were sent into Homestead to stop the strike.

Why? Henry Frick was in charge while Andrew Carnegie was in his castle in Scotland and he tried to cut workers wages, and on July 1st he announced a series of work layoffs and wage reductions. The workers were fearful of losing their jobs, angry over pay cuts and unwilling to surrender their labor union so they seized the Carnegie Steel plant.

What happened? On June 29th, the entire workforce at Carnegie Steel went on strike. The plant had 3,800 men, 1,100 whom were born in America, but all employees came together to oppose Frick's arrangements. Frick, who was in charge while Carnegie was away, sent Pinkertons, to end the  strikes. They moved up the Monongahela River and had a shootout with the workers. 10 died and 60 were wounded.

Immediate Effects?  Within weeks the strike was broken and the AAoIW (amalgamated association of iron and steel workers) was demolished. Homestead reopened under militia protection and the public looked upon the union as the victim.

Long Term Effects: For the next 40 years no union would gain a substantial foothold in the steel plants. Also the public stopped sympathizing the Union because of the strike violence.

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 22pt;">The Historians view: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Samuel Gompers view was, that if Carnegie had stayed NY, the homestead dispute may have been avoided without bloodshed. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">On the other hand, Joseph Frazier Wall, found out that Carnegie whole-heartedly encouraged Frick's labor policy.

Pictures and Sources;

Article about Henry Frick: []
About Pinkertons: [] Andrew Carnegie: []