Assignment task:
Watch and then write a brief analysis (300-500 words) on the Homestead Strike of 1892, answering the questions below:
Based on your chapter reading and this documentary, how did the incident at the Homestead Steel Works epitomize the wedge between workers and factory owners during this time period?
What did the union workers want? What was Carnegie's view on the plights of the steel mill workers?
Did the sequence of events change his mind on how he viewed his employees? How was this event a blow to labor union efforts among steelworkers?