Homestead Strike
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The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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industrial conflict → labor strike → |
| followedBy |
increased use of state militia in labor disputes
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| hasAlternateName |
Homestead Massacre
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Homestead Steel Strike → |
| hasCasualties |
dozens of injuries
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multiple deaths → |
| hasCause |
management attempt to break the union
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union contract dispute → wage cuts → |
| hasConsequence |
decline of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
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increased public debate over labor rights → setback for organized labor in the steel industry → |
| hasCountry |
United States
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| hasDate |
1892-07-06
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| hasEndDate |
1892-11-20
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| hasEvent |
armed confrontation between strikers and Pinkerton agents
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| hasLegalContext |
limited labor protections in the 1890s United States
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| hasLocation |
Homestead, Pennsylvania
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| hasMethod |
lockout
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strike → use of private security forces → |
| hasOutcome |
defeat of the union
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strengthening of management control → |
| hasSignificance |
major episode in the Gilded Age labor movement
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one of the most violent labor conflicts in U.S. history → |
| hasStartDate |
1892-06-30
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| hasTacticByManagement |
construction of a fence around the mill
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hiring of strikebreakers → |
| hasTacticByWorkers |
armed resistance to Pinkertons
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picketing → |
| hasYear |
1892
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| involvesCompany |
Carnegie Steel Company
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| involvesGovernmentAction |
deployment of Pennsylvania state militia
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| involvesIndustry |
steel industry
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| involvesManager |
Henry Clay Frick
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| involvesOrganization |
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
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| involvesOwner |
Andrew Carnegie
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| involvesPlant |
Homestead Steel Works
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| involvesUnion |
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
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| involvesWorkers |
steelworkers
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| isDocumentedIn |
U.S. labor history textbooks
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| isRelatedTo |
Haymarket Affair
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Pullman Strike → |
| occursDuring |
Gilded Age
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Second Industrial Revolution → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Homestead Strike
("Homestead Steel Strike")
→
Homestead Strike ("Homestead Massacre") → |
hasAlternateName |
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Henry Clay Frick
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associatedWith |
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Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
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conflict |
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Homestead, Pennsylvania
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historicalEvent |
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Pinkerton National Detective Agency
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involvedInEvent |
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Homestead, Pennsylvania
("1892 Homestead Strike")
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knownFor |
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Gilded Age
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majorEvent |
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Carnegie Steel Company
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notableEvent |
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Henry Clay Frick
("Homestead Strike of 1892")
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significantEvent |