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One of the most difficult episodes of Andrew Carnegie's life -- and one that revealed the steel magnate's conflicting beliefs regarding the rights of labor -- was the bitter conflict in 1892 at his steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Carnegie's involvement in the union-breaking action forever tarnished his reputation as a benevolent employer and a champion of labor. The conflict at Homestead arose at a time when the fast-changing American economy had stumbled and conflicts between labor and management had flared up all over the country. In 1892, labor declared a general strike in New Orleans. Coal miners struck in Tennessee, as did railroad switchmen in Buffalo, New York and copper miners in Idaho. Carnegie's mighty steel industry was not immune to the downturn. In 1890, the price of rolled-steel products started to decline, dropping from $35 a gross ton to $22 early in 1892. In the face of depressed steel prices, Henry c. Frick, general manager of the Homestead plant that Carnegie

The Strike at Homestead Mill | American Experience | Official Site | PBS ' Skip To Content Andrew Carnegie: The Richest Man in the World | Article The Strike at Homestead Mill Share: Copy Link https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/carnegie-strike-homestead-mill/ Homestead Strike, 18th Regiment arrives, Harper's Weekly, July 12,1892. Courtesy: Library of Congress "Come on, and you'll come over my carcass." - union steel worker William Foy One of the most difficult episodes of Andrew Carnegie's life -- and one that revealed the steel magnate's conflicting beliefs regarding the rig

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