Homestead Strike of 1892

Pinkerton National Detective Agency

A private detective agency that excelled at tracking down outlaws

Andrew Carnegie

A Scottish-born American industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Carnegie Steel Company in 1892. By 1901, his company dominated the American steel industry.

Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers

American labor union formed in 1876 to represent iron and steel workers

Carnagie Steel Company

An iron and steel company led by Andrew Carnagie. The company was located in Homestead, Pennsylvania.

Homestead Strike (1892)

It was one of the most violent strikes in U.S. history. It was against the Homestead Steel Works, which was part of the Carnegie Steel Company, in Pennsylvania in retaliation against wage cuts. The riot was ultimately put down by Pinkerton Police and the state militia, and the violence further damaged the image of unions.

Strike

Nonviolent refusal to continue to work until a problem is resolved.

Henry Clay Frick

Was Carnegie's supplier of coke to fuel his steel mills as well as his right hand man. He was very anti-union. He was in charge of the mills when the Homestead Strike occurred. His decision to use strike breakers ignited the riot, and helped stain the image of unions.

Militia

a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.