Re: Andrew Carnegie's legacy

On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:58:03 -0400, Anonymous <anon@anon.net> wrote:

The union started the violence at Homestead,

Henry c. Frick

"In the face of depressed steel prices, Henry c. Frick, general
manager of the Homestead plant that Carnegie largely owned, was
determined to cut wages and break the Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers, the nation's largest steelmaker and its largest
craft union."

"With the union's three-year contract with Carnegie coming to an end
in June 1892, Frick announced pay cuts for hundreds of Homestead
workers. After refusing to negotiate with the union, he shuttered the
Homestead steel mill on June 29, locking 3,800 workers out."

"The strike at the Homestead became violent when the company brought
in armed guards from out of town. The guards were hired partly to
protect the factory from the strikers. The guards were also expected
to protect new workers that the company planned to bring in to replace
the strikers."



What happened to Henry Frick after the Homestead Strike?

Berkman decided to assassinate Frick in revenge for his savage
treatment of workers during the Homestead Strike. Posing as an
employment agent for strikebreakers, Berkman gained entrance to
Frick's office on July 23, 1892. He pointed his revolver at Frick's
head and fired. The bullet struck Frick in the shoulder.