Homestead strike

Homestead Strike
The Pennsylvania State Militia arrives to quell the hostilities, art by Thure de Thulstrup
Date	July 1 – November 20, 1892
Location	Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States
Goals	No wage decrease
Resulted in	Defeat of strikers, a major setback to the unionization of steel workers
Parties
Amalgamated Association Knights of Labor Carnegie Steel Company Pinkerton Agency Pennsylvania State Militia
Lead figures
Hughey O'Donnell (head of strike committee) William Weihe (National President of AA) William A. Carney (Vice-President of AA) Henry Clay Frick (company operator) Andrew Carnegie (main company owner) Robert E. Pattison
Number
c. 6,500 300 6,000
Casualties and losses
Deaths: 7[1] Injuries: 11 Deaths: 3[1]−8[2] Injuries: 12–36[citation needed] Captured: 324[citation needed] None
Designation markers Designations Pennsylvania Historical Marker Official name Homestead Strike Designated July 1, 1992[3] Pennsylvania Historical Marker Official name Homestead Strike Victims Designated July 11, 1993[3] Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF Official name Pinkerton Landing site Designated 1989[4]

The Homestead strike, also known as the Homestead steel strike, Homestead massacre, or Battle of Homestead, was an industrial lockout and strike that began on July 1, 1892, culminating in a battle in which strikers defeated private security agents on July 6, 1892.^[5] The governor responded by sending in the National Guard to protect strikebreakers. The dispute occurred at the Homestead Steel Works in the Pittsburgh-area town of Homestead, Pennsylvania, between the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers (the AA) and the Carnegie Steel Company. The final result was a major defeat for the union strikers and a setback for their efforts to unionize steelworkers. The battle was a pivotal event in U.S. labor history.