Battle of Homestead PA- this date in 1892

[Polishprince]

The Pinkerton agency of rent-a-cops was hired by the Tremendous Henry C. Frick to protect his steel mill in Homestead PA after Big Labor tried to take down the mill. But the mall cops were met by the Labor goons before they were able to make to shore and report to their assignment.

Many brave Pinkertons were killed in cold blood, giving up their lives as security industry martyrs.

If you visit a mall today, please thank the mall cop for their service, remember the sacrifice these brave men made in 1892.

The 1892 Battle of Homestead - Battle of Homestead Foundation

battleofhomestead.org

 

[rightwinger]

Henry Frick was a thug

 

[Polishprince]

Henry Frick was a thug

Henry C. Frick was actually a tremendous humanitarian and philanthropist. He donated his humble homestead on 5th Avenue in New York City, so that the teeming masses of his East Side neighborhood could see fantastic artwork. BTW, Frick's home was just up the street from the Trump Homestead.

 

[Hawk1981]

In the 1880s, Henry Frick entered into partnership with steel manufacturer Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie purchased a controlling interest in the Frick Coke Company and Frick obtained 11 per cent of the Carnegie Steel Company. Although Carnegie remained the largest shareholder in the company, he retired from active management in 1889. Frick now became chairman of the Carnegie Company. He was a lifelong opponent of organized labor, and his refusal to allow union workers at his mines led to the infamous Homestead strike of July 1892

At the time, the Carnegie Company consisted of various mills and furnaces in the Pittsburgh area. Frick was concerned that there was no centralized management structure and so in 1892 all productive units were integrated to form the Carnegie Steel Company. Valued at $25 million it was now the largest steel company in the world.

In an effort to increase profits, Frick decided to lower the piecework wage rate of his employees. In 1892 the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers Union called out its members at the Carnegie Steel's Homestead plant. Frick now took the controversial decision to employ 300 strikebreakers from outside the area. Organised by the Pinkerton Detective Agency the men were brought in on armed barges down the Monongahela River. The strikers were waiting for them and a day long battle took place. Seven Pinkerton agents and nine workers were killed before the governor obtained order by placing Homestead under martial law.

Frick was criticized for causing the violence at Homestead by importing strikebreakers, and this, in part, contributed to the growing friction between Frick and Andrew Carnegie during this period. This came to a head in 1899 and Carnegie bought out Frick for $15 million.

The Homestead Strike and its aftermath directly influenced the reelection of President Grover Cleveland over Benjamin Harrison in 1892, and the strikers’ defeat retarded the unionization of American steelworkers for more than 40 years.

 

[Polishprince]

At the time, the Carnegie Company consisted of various mills and furnaces in the Pittsburgh area. Frick was concerned that there was no centralized management structure and so in 1892 all productive units were integrated to form the Carnegie Steel Company. Valued at $25 million it was now the largest steel company in the world.

In an effort to increase profits, Frick decided to lower the piecework wage rate of his employees. In 1892 the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers Union called out its members at the Carnegie Steel's Homestead plant

Steel in the 1890's was a High Tech field. Steel rails were a lot more tremendous that iron rails as the railroad business picked up. Steel began to be used in the building of office buildings as steel skyscrapers replaced masonry.

To do this, tonnage in steel had to increase exponentially. Henry C. Frick had to keep control of the technology and the industry and the input of union bosses wasn't needed.

Modern high tech manufacturers don't have unions today for much the same reason.

 

[rightwinger]

At the time, the Carnegie Company consisted of various mills and furnaces in the Pittsburgh area. Frick was concerned that there was no centralized management structure and so in 1892 all productive units were integrated to form the Carnegie Steel Company. Valued at $25 million it was now the largest steel company in the world.

In an effort to increase profits, Frick decided to lower the piecework wage rate of his employees. In 1892 the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers Union called out its members at the Carnegie Steel's Homestead plant

Steel in the 1890's was a High Tech field. Steel rails were a lot more tremendous that iron rails as the railroad business picked up. Steel began to be used in the building of office buildings as steel skyscrapers replaced masonry.

To do this, tonnage in steel had to increase exponentially. Henry C. Frick had to keep control of the technology and the industry and the input of union bosses wasn't needed.

Modern high tech manufacturers don't have unions today for much the same reason.

Working in a Steel Mill in that era was the closest thing to hell on earth.

 

[rightwinger]

Frick was also largely responsible for the Johnstown Flood which killed thousands

 

[Polishprince]

At the time, the Carnegie Company consisted of various mills and furnaces in the Pittsburgh area. Frick was concerned that there was no centralized management structure and so in 1892 all productive units were integrated to form the Carnegie Steel Company. Valued at $25 million it was now the largest steel company in the world.

In an effort to increase profits, Frick decided to lower the piecework wage rate of his employees. In 1892 the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers Union called out its members at the Carnegie Steel's Homestead plant

Steel in the 1890's was a High Tech field. Steel rails were a lot more tremendous that iron rails as the railroad business picked up. Steel began to be used in the building of office buildings as steel skyscrapers replaced masonry.

To do this, tonnage in steel had to increase exponentially. Henry C. Frick had to keep control of the technology and the industry and the input of union bosses wasn't needed.

Modern high tech manufacturers don't have unions today for much the same reason.

Working in a Steel Mill in that era was the closest thing to hell on earth.

Working in a steel mill in any era had its share of rough jobs. There is no way to make a job like coal shoveling "easy", but its still work that needs to be done. The coal doesn't shovel itself. But there were jobs that weren't that difficult in the mills as well.

 

[Polishprince]

Frick was also largely responsible for the Johnstown Flood which killed thousands

Actually, this is not true. There were a lot of lawsuits after the horrific flood in Johnstown PA in 1889.

But justice was done, and neither Frick nor any of the other members of the South Fork Club were found liable. Frick did have a tremendous lawyer, Philander Knox, who later was a US Senator as well as Attorney General.

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

The Pinkerton agency of rent-a-cops was hired by the Tremendous Henry C. Frick to protect his steel mill in Homestead PA after Big Labor tried to take down the mill. But the mall cops were met by the Labor goons before they were able to make to shore and report to their assignment.

Many brave Pinkertons were killed in cold blood, giving up their lives as security industry martyrs.

If you visit a mall today, please thank the mall cop for their service, remember the sacrifice these brave men made in 1892.

The 1892 Battle of Homestead - Battle of Homestead Foundation

battleofhomestead.org

The linked-to article above is actually a pretty accurate portrayal of the events, and quite a repudiation of this tendacious eulogy to Pinkerton mercenary thugs by Polishprince.

 

[rightwinger]

Frick was also largely responsible for the Johnstown Flood which killed thousands

Actually, this is not true. There were a lot of lawsuits after the horrific flood in Johnstown PA in 1889.

But justice was done, and neither Frick nor any of the other members of the South Fork Club were found liable. Frick did have a tremendous lawyer, Philander Knox, who later was a US Senator as well as Attorney General.

Multi millionaires got away with murder

Color me shocked