Strikes+(2-5)

The Homestead steel strike- In 1892 there was a strike that lasted for five months. The strike started during the process of contract negotiations and I know as The Homestead Steel Strike. Everything was going good until 1892 when their contracts were about to expire. During negotiations before the workers contracts were almost up the steel baron Andrew Carnegie left for Scotland leaving all managing authority to Henry Clay Frick. But Frick unlike Carnegie was known for his anti-union policies. After several months o not being able to make an agreement and Fricks military like way of running things the workers hung him and the superintendent J.A. Potter. But before his death Frick had already sent for Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency of New York for the arrival of three hundred strike breaking detectives. At the arrival of the detectives the town went crazy and all ran to the steel mill to watch or help fight. Although unknown who one of the detectives was the first to fire. After that first shot the battle lasted from 4 am on July 6th until 5 pm. eventually the workers had to surrender to the detectives and were forced to give up some of their union like ways at their work place.