#GospelOfWealth author #AndrewCarnegie's #HomesteadSteelWorks locked out the rest of its workers on #ThisDayInHistory in 1892. That night the #AmalgamatedAssociationOfIronAndSteelWorkers & the #KnightsOfLabor voted to #strike the next day, launching the violent #HomesteadStrike.
June 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
#GospelOfWealth author #AndrewCarnegie's #HomesteadSteelWorks locked out the rest of its workers on #ThisDayInHistory in 1892. That night the #AmalgamatedAssociationOfIronAndSteelWorkers & the #KnightsOfLabor voted to #strike the next day, launching the violent #HomesteadStrike.
Rather than continue negotiations, #AndrewCarnegie and his plant manager #HenryClayFrick, locked workers out of the #HomesteadSteelWorks in 1892 on #ThisDayInHistory, breaking the terms of a #union contract. The next day a #strike vote would be taken, leading to a major showdown.
June 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Rather than continue negotiations, #AndrewCarnegie and his plant manager #HenryClayFrick, locked workers out of the #HomesteadSteelWorks in 1892 on #ThisDayInHistory, breaking the terms of a #union contract. The next day a #strike vote would be taken, leading to a major showdown.