Current Program Series

The Battle of Homestead Foundation is raising funds to create — The Center for the History and Future of Work. The Center will be a public education space celebrating the history of workers in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania – all workers, past and present – from early industrial labor of miners, millworkers and trades to today’s diverse array of workers in knowledge, service, education, healthcare and other 21st-century occupations. The Center will tell this history by presenting events and programs (exhibits, lectures, films, concerts, classes, public forums, archives) that emphasize the vital role these workers played – and still play – in shaping their communities and ours. Get a glimpse of the vision for the Center here. Your contribution to the Center for the History and Future of Work will help us share this important labor history to a wider audience and inspire a new generation of activists and organizers. * You can contribute online ... click here to donate with PayPal or credit card. * You can contribute by check or money order ... please address to The Battle of Homestead Foundation and mail to P.O. Box 339, Homestead, PA 15120. The 1892 Battle of Homestead is revered worldwide as […]

TOXICOLOGIST DR. GEORGE THOMPSON speaks Wed. Apr. 23 at 7:00 p.m. on what toxic chemicals were released at the Feb. 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and what the implications are for our area ... present and future. * Sponsored by Battle of Homestead Foundation, Breathe Project, Food & Water Watch and Izaak Walton League LOCATION: Homestead United Presbyterian Church, 908 Ann St. Homestead PA 15120 * Free admission but please register at Eventbrite here – https://tinyurl.com/288zerjv Geo-Fact — the East Palestine train derailment/chemical burn site is a distance of 39.289 miles (as the crow flies and the wind blows) to downtown Pittsburgh.

On Sunday, July 6, 2025, from 2:00-5:00 p.m., the Battle of Homestead Foundation presents an in-person program marking the battle’s 133rd anniversary and discussing the strike’s buildup and aftermath to current issues involving local unionization efforts in healthcare, retail, agriculture, industry and public service. The event takes place at the Pump House, 880 E. Waterfront Drive in Munhall. The program is free and open to the public. Picnic refreshments will be available, and attendees are welcome to contribute their own favorite foods and beverages. “The 1892 steel strike was a defining event in America’s ongoing struggle to ensure workplace rights,” says Battle of Homestead Foundation president John Haer. “Observing the anniversary lets us reflect on the role of organized labor in fighting the extreme economic inequality endangering our nation in 2025.”   Screenshot