Homestead Strike of 1892 showed the power of American big business and was a major defeat for the union movement. The strike involved the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel and the Carnegie Steel Company. The union called the strike on June 29, 1892, at Homestead, Pa., because of a wage cut. The company hired private detectives as guards. A battle between workers and guards resulted in several deaths and many injuries. After peace was restored, most of the workers quit the union and went back to work. See also Carnegie, Andrew (The Homestead Strike) ; Goldman, Emma .
