Final answer:
The steelworkers went on strike after Henry C. Frick, the factory manager, told them that conditions would not improve, resulting in the Homestead Strike of 1892.
Step-by-step explanation:
After Frick told the steelworkers that conditions would not improve, the workers Went on strike, which is known as the Homestead Strike. During the Homestead Strike of 1892, workers at Andrew Carnegie's Homestead Steel Mill were facing wage cuts and, determined to break the union, Carnegie allowed Henry Frick to manage the situation with a firm hand. The striking led to a violent confrontation with the Pinkertons and ultimately the defeat of the union with workers having to plead for their jobs back by November.