Explain how the labor movement could be described as the "Robber Barons vs. Rebels."

The labor movement of the late 18th century can be
described in this way because the biggest strikes that the unions were involved in
tended to be aimed at the biggest companies.  These were the companies that were run by
the "robber barons."

One famous example of this was the
Homestead Strike of 1892.  In this episode, the labor union struck against the Carnegie
Steel Company.  This company was owned by Andrew Carnegie, one of the most famous of the
robber barons.  The union was trying to prevent a series of major wage cuts that the
company was trying to impose.

Strikes like these can be
characterized as involving rebels and robber barons.  The companies were owned by the
rich robber barons.  The strikers were rebels because they were trying to fight back
against the traditional way of things in which workers complied with what their bosses
demanded of them.