Tag Archives: Amalgamated Association of Iron & Steel Workers

The Homestead Steel Strike–Aftermath

Posted on July 18, 2014 by jpkenna

July, 1892: Jimmy Scanlon, in Everett, Washington, has been following the distant events of the Homestead Steel strike. Excerpted from Chapter 21, Beyond the Divide–Available from Village Books, Fairhaven (Wash., U.S.A.); and from Amazon It’s rare for the law to be … Continue reading →

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The Homestead Steel Strike–Part Two

Posted on July 10, 2014 by jpkenna

Gaining fame for ensuring the safety of President Lincoln on his inaugural trip to Washington D.C. back in 1861, by the 1890s The Pinkerton Detective Agency had evolved into a multifaceted organization chiefly known–and despised among the laboring classes–for providing … Continue reading →

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The Homestead Steel Strike– Part One

Posted on July 7, 2014 by jpkenna

July 7th, 1892: From various parts of the country comes the news of festering labor unrest, as workers feel left out of the prosperity issuing from new industrial technologies and rising productivity. Jimmy Scanlon is holed up in Everett, Washington, … Continue reading →

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