United States Steel Corporation and the Rise of Big Steel (1901–1950)

1. U.S. Steel formed in landmark 1901 merger

   Mar 1, 1901Labels: U S, J P

   • Britannica
   • Justia

2. Elbert H. Gary becomes long-serving chairman

   Mar 1, 1901Labels: Elbert H, U S

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

3. Pittsburgh Steamship Company created to move ore

   May 1, 1901Labels: Pittsburgh Steamship, U S

   • LakeSuperiorMag
   • NMG Lakes

4. Gary, Indiana established as a company steel city

   Jan 1, 1906Labels: Gary Indiana, U S

   • Gary IN
   • Britannica

5. U.S. Steel buys Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad

   Nov 1, 1907Labels: Tennessee Coal, U S

   • TR Center
   • Justia

6. Gary Works begins operations as a flagship integrated mill

   Jun 28, 1908Labels: Gary Works, U S

   • Gary Works
   • U S Steel

7. Department of Justice files major antitrust case

   Oct 26, 1911Labels: Department of, U S

   • Justia
   • Justia

8. Steel strike challenges the company’s open-shop policy

   Sep 22, 1919Labels: Steel Strike, U S

   • Britannica
   • Steel Strike

9. Supreme Court rejects breakup of U.S. Steel

   Mar 1, 1920Labels: Supreme Court, U S

   • Justia

10. New Deal labor law strengthens steel union organizing

    Jul 6, 1935Labels: Wagner Act, U S

    • NLRB
    • NLRA

11. United Steelworkers union founded amid wartime labor politics

    May 22, 1942Labels: United Steelworkers, union

    • UnitedSteelworkers
    • AA Union

12. Postwar steel strike tests wages and price policy

    Jan 21, 1946Labels: 1946 Steel, steelworkers

    • Steel Strike 1946
    • BLS

13. By 1950, Big Steel anchors U.S. industrial leadership

    Jan 1, 1950Labels: Big Steel, U S

    • IBRC
    • Britannica