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On This Day in 1892, Union Leaders Faced Treason Charges After Homestead
Original: Today in Labor History September 30, 1892: In the wake of the Homestead Steel Strike, union leaders were prosecuted for
On September 30, 1892, in the aftermath of the Homestead Steel Strike, union leaders were prosecuted for treason for the first time in U.S. history. Henry Clay Frick, chairman of Carnegie Steel, persuaded the chief justice to pursue the case, part of a broader crackdown on organized labor after the violent 1892 dispute at the Pennsylvania plant.
Why now: Labor history accounts are commemorating the anniversary of the first treason prosecution of American union leaders.
Homestead Steel StrikeHenry Clay FrickCarnegie Steel Company
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- Today in Labor History September 30, 1892: In the wake of the Homestead Steel Strike, union leaders were prosecuted for the crime of treason for the first time in U.S. history. Henry C. Frick, chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, convinced the chief justice of the… · MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social · 4
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