Age Group:
Adults- Registration is encouraged for this event.
- Registration will close on March 20, 2026 @ 1:30pm.
Program Description
Event Details
More than 133 years after it occurred, the Homestead Strike of 1892 retains its capacity to shock.
It was a defining event which revealed in the starkest terms the respective strength of labor and management in America in the 1890s. The crushing defeat of the workers meant that there would be no recognized trade unionism and collective bargaining in steel and other heavy industries until the 1930s.
Join Jerry Fitzgibbon, a volunteer and docent at the Pump House in Homestead and member of the Rivers of Steel for an engaging program on an important part of Pittsburgh's past.
Disclaimer(s)
Drop-Ins
Drop-ins welcome as space permits.
Photography Notice
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