Lackawanna Steel Company controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1877
Scranton strike violence during the Great Railroad Strike era
Steel, mine, and railroad workers struck for higher wages during the prolonged depression. A violent confrontation in Scranton left several people dead and many injured, prompted federal troop deployment, and ended the strike without a lasting agreement.
1871
Lackawanna labor conflict and strikebreaking violence
A wage reduction in the coal mines contributed to a strike by mine workers. William Walker Scranton personally led strikebreakers, violence followed, state militia were deployed, and he was twice arrested before being acquitted.