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Homestead Strike union leaders prosecuted for treason in 1892
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 faced prosecution for treason, the first time in U.S. history workers' leaders were charged with the crime. Henry Clay Frick, chairman of Carnegie Steel, persuaded the chief justice of Pennsylvania's supreme court to issue the treason charges. The case became a landmark example of how companies used the courts against organized labor.
Why now: Labor history anniversaries are being marked amid ongoing debates about workers' rights and union power.
Homestead Steel StrikeHenry Clay FrickCarnegie Steel CompanyUnited States
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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 · 7
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