Answer:
It was the workers' attempts to form a labor union were defeated.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Homestead Strike- which was actually both a strike and a lockout- began as a call for the legalization of unionization in the Homestead Steel Works in Pennsylvania. Workers were also wanting better working conditions and more competitive pay. The action turned ugly, though, when armed combat erupted between security forces hired by the mine and the workers who were on strike. In all, 16 were killed and over 20 were injured, and workers' attempts to form a labor union were defeated.