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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 384
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
The way a strike was once broken at our steel-rail mills is interesting. Here again, I am sorry to say, one hundred and thirty-four men in one department had bound themselves under secret oath to demand increased wages at the end of the year, several months away. The new year proved very unfavorable for business, and other iron and steel manufacturers throughout the country had effected reductions in wages. Nevertheless, these men, having secretly sworn months previously that they would not work unless they got increased wages, thought themselves bound to insist upon their demands. We could not advance wages when our competitors were reducing them, and the works were stopped in consequence. Every department of the works was brought to a stand by these strikers. The blast furnaces were abandoned a day or two before the time agreed upon, and we were greatly troubled in consequence.
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定位：Additional excerpt 384 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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核心是：一次罢工因工人秘密结誓要求加薪，但市场恶化、同行降薪，公司无法加薪而停产。卡内基讲，钢轨厂一个部门134人几个月前秘密宣誓，年底必须加薪，否则不干活。可新年生意很差，全国同行都在降薪。这些人因秘密誓言觉得必须坚持，公司却无法逆势加薪，结果高炉提前一两天被弃，全厂各环节停摆，麻烦很大。这说明：脱离实际的集体承诺会把自己逼进死角，决策要留出随环境调整的余地。
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卡内基自传中回忆钢轨厂罢工事件，反映19世纪末钢铁行业工资随市场波动的现实。
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