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- Last Updated on Monday, 29 May 2017 00:45
The Battle of Homestead announces two Steelworker-Related Events.
Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m. - Struggles in Steel: A Story of African-American Steelworkers
Film and discussion with Tony Buba, local film producer, who has chronicled the industrial racism and other hardships faced by workers in the mill towns along the Mon, like Braddock. This film is based on interviews with over 70 African American workers whose stories have never been told before. At the Pump House, 880 E. Waterfront Drive, Munhall. Free and open to the public. Wheelchair-accessible. Sponsor: Battle of Homestead Foundation, www.battleofhomestead.org.
Saturday, June 24 at 1:30 p.m. - Steelworkers Then and Now Panel
Steelworkers from "Back in the Day" and current steelworkers will tell their stories of life in the mill and changes in the industry. Joel Woller, a historian, will introduce the panel and discuss the importance of collective memory, emphasizing that steelworkers in the 1930s rallied around stories of the Homestead Strike of 1892 when forming the United Steel Workers Union. At the Pump House, 880 E. Waterfront Drive, Munhall. Free and open to the public. Wheelchair-accessible. Sponsor: Battle of Homestead Foundation, www.battleofhomestead.org.
