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8. An even bigger union defeat followed in Pittsburgh

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Original post)

Sun May 11, 2014, 09:45 AM

May 2014

in the Homestead strike at the Carnegie Steel Company.

Carnegie is best known for libriries and "How to Win Friends and Influence People," but he was one of the first and most ruthless steel barons.

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120 Years ago today: The beginning of the Pullman Strike [View all] Cooley Hurd May 2014 OP

My first thought when I saw the pic was a reminder of Kent State... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #1

You're right... Cooley Hurd May 2014 #2

I thought Kent State was a horrific aberration... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #3

I think it is a warning about our future. L0oniX May 2014 #9

IMO it's also sort of what happened to OWS. ... not exactly the same, of course, but in no RKP5637 May 2014 #4

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast May 2014 #5

Thank you for the post Omaha Steve May 2014 #6

I learned about the Pullman strike in high school mountain grammy May 2014 #7

An even bigger union defeat followed in Pittsburgh JayhawkSD May 2014 #8

If only people would join together and do this now. L0oniX May 2014 #10

"How to Win Friends and Influence People," rickyhall May 2014 #11