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The Allegheny Textile Strike of 1845 began on September 15 at the Market House, in what is now known as the North Side in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.More than 400 textile workers awaited an update on their push for a ten hour day, as opposed to 12, without a pay cut. [3]
Prior to the War of 1812 the British maintained control of the area. However, in 1811 John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company began to lay the foundation to move into the area. [11] This foundation began with a partnership between the American Fur Company and two British companies that supplied trade goods to the Chicago area.
An illustration of European and Indigenous fur traders in North America, 1777. The North American fur trade is the (typically) historical commercial trade of furs and other goods in North America, predominantly in the eastern provinces of Canada and the northeastern American colonies (soon-to-be northeastern United States).
Manufacturing companies based in Pittsburgh (8 C, 27 P) ... Snack food manufacturers of Pennsylvania (1 C, 9 P) W. Westinghouse Electric Company (4 C, 34 P, 1 F)
In 1876, roughly 30 silk manufacturers opened plants in Pennsylvania largely due to the availability of child labor and the lack of concern for children in the wage labor force. By 1907, children comprised roughly 30% of the labor force throughout the Pennsylvania silk mills, many under the legal working age of 12. [8]
[7] [8] The 1830 mill was later used for storage and residential purposes; known as the Rich-McCormick Woolen Factory, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [9] Another member of the Rich family, Robert F. Rich, headed Woolrich for many years and was also a longtime Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
There are nine Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. [1] 120 PNC Financial Services (financial) 220 PPG Industries (industrial) 226 Howmet Aerospace (industrial) 245 Wesco International (industrial) 254 Viatris (pharmaceuticals) 310 U.S. Steel (industrial) 330 Alcoa (metals/mining) 362 Dick's Sporting Goods ...