This does not mean he was just an unskilled boss, because he knew the regulations. He knew the regulations because his father grew up in a factory and was even part of a labor union. One time, he even lowered his workers pay by 20% just so he could drop his steel prices. Another time, he did a so called “renovation,” and closed down one of his factories for a few months, and only re-hired the workers who weren't part of labor unions. That was his real purpose for doing a renovation. In one of his Pittsburgh factories, was the deadliest clash between management and labor in U.S. history. It happened while Carnegie was vacationing in Scotland, and his company chairman, Henry Frick, was left in charge. Some of the factory's workers went on strike, so Henry brought in armed guards, starting a shoot out with twelve people loosing their lives. Andrew Carnegie was the king of steel, and he earned that title himself, but he didn't earn it that
This does not mean he was just an unskilled boss, because he knew the regulations. He knew the regulations because his father grew up in a factory and was even part of a labor union. One time, he even lowered his workers pay by 20% just so he could drop his steel prices. Another time, he did a so called “renovation,” and closed down one of his factories for a few months, and only re-hired the workers who weren't part of labor unions. That was his real purpose for doing a renovation. In one of his Pittsburgh factories, was the deadliest clash between management and labor in U.S. history. It happened while Carnegie was vacationing in Scotland, and his company chairman, Henry Frick, was left in charge. Some of the factory's workers went on strike, so Henry brought in armed guards, starting a shoot out with twelve people loosing their lives. Andrew Carnegie was the king of steel, and he earned that title himself, but he didn't earn it that