Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
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The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company was a major early 20th-century American steel and coal mining corporation, historically notorious for its role in the violent labor conflicts culminating in the Ludlow Massacre during the Colorado Coalfield War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal mining company
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corporation ⓘ steel company ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
1913–1914 Colorado coal strike
NERFINISHED
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National Guard intervention in Colorado coalfields ⓘ |
| controlled | large coal reserves in Colorado ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| economicRole |
key supplier of steel for Western railroads
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major regional employer in Colorado ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pueblo, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
notorious for violent labor conflicts
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symbol of industrial labor struggles in the United States ⓘ |
| housingPolicy | maintained company-owned housing for miners ⓘ |
| industry |
coal mining
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iron and steel manufacturing ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Colorado Coalfield War
NERFINISHED
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Ludlow Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laborConflictOutcome |
contributed to labor reform debates in the United States
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increased public scrutiny of labor conditions ⓘ |
| laborPractice | employment of immigrant labor in mines and mills ⓘ |
| laborRelations |
anti-union policies
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conflicts with United Mine Workers of America NERFINISHED ⓘ use of private guards and strikebreakers ⓘ |
| legacy |
associated with the Ludlow site as a labor history landmark
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important case study in U.S. labor history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
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western United States ⓘ
surface form:
Western United States
|
| notableFor |
involvement in the Ludlow Massacre
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labor conflicts with coal miners ⓘ role in the Colorado Coalfield War ⓘ |
| operated |
coal mines in southern Colorado
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steel mill in Pueblo, Colorado ⓘ |
| owned | company towns in Colorado coalfields ⓘ |
| product |
coal
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coke ⓘ steel rails ⓘ structural steel ⓘ |
| regionServed |
American West
NERFINISHED
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Rocky Mountain region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyRecord | criticized for dangerous working conditions in mines ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfBusinessModel | vertically integrated steel and coal enterprise ⓘ |
| wagePolicy | subject of disputes over low wages ⓘ |
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