the pinkertons attacked the strikers by shooting them from boats , they attacked because the government told them too .
The Pinkertons were a private police force called in to break the strike.
When the townspeople met the Pinkertons on the riverbank, there was a confrontation between the two groups. The Pinkertons were attempting to control the striking workers, and violence erupted, resulting in casualties on both sides. This event has since become known as the Homestead Strike of 1892.
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The Carpenters and the Pinkertons.
The Pinkertons were a private police force called in to break the strike.
No. The Pinkertons engaged in combat against labor (the strikers) They were on the side of management.
3 Pinkertons and 7 workers died (so a total of 10), but many more were wounded in the fight.
The Pinkertons were hired by various industrialists and companies to break up strikes throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One of the most notable instances was during the Homestead Strike of 1892, when Andrew Carnegie’s Steel Company employed the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to confront striking steelworkers. Their involvement often resulted in violent clashes between the strikers and Pinkerton agents.