HIST 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Pullman Strike, Homestead Strike, Carrie Nation
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Homestead strike: 1892, andrew carnegy, great steel giant, left on vacation, left company to frick. Frick in charge: while frick was in charge, he wanted to impress his boss. Speeded up work production: they instantly started protesting. He locked them outside the factory: full scale strike now. Pinkerton protection agency: fight breaks out, shootout along river. 9 strikers and 7 pinkertons killed: most of the media were on the strikers side. He was deported to russia: carney comes back, conditions got worse. Pullman strike: 1894, company store problems, everything you are payed have to be used at the company stores, pullman owns the housing, the stores, the factory everything. Eugene b debs: sent in federal troops to stop strikes in chicago area. Weren"t letting cars to be built: please god don"t let us put chicago on the front page too .
