A steelworkers strike that erupted in Homestead, Pennsylvania back in 1892 may be more than 130 years old, but its lessons are still being felt in today’s economy.
NPR’s Don Gonyea traveled to Homestead to take a closer look at one of the most consequential labor battles in American history — and to ask what it can tell us about the state of workers and the economy right now.
The Homestead strike stands as one of the defining moments in the story of organized labor in the United States, and the community where it all unfolded remains a touchstone for understanding how workers have fought for their rights over the decades.
