Homestead Strike Case Study
The Homestead strike brought up an important question for America: should the economic system favor the corporation or the worker? The Homestead strike was most likely the main reason workers unionized. The strike was the first situation in which the workers banded together to showcase unfair working conditions.
The Homestead Mill was a factory that produced steel. The manager of the factory was Henry Fink who worked under one of the richest men in America at that time, Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie wanted to surpass Rockefeller as the richest man in America. Carnegie decided to lower the wages his workers made and increase their hours. The workers were unhappy that they had to work long dangerous days with little pay. The workers decided
The Homestead Mill was a factory that produced steel. The manager of the factory was Henry Fink who worked under one of the richest men in America at that time, Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie wanted to surpass Rockefeller as the richest man in America. Carnegie decided to lower the wages his workers made and increase their hours. The workers were unhappy that they had to work long dangerous days with little pay. The workers decided