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Little Steel Strike - Steel Companies Defy Wagner Act, Refuse Union Recognition Despite Legal Obligation

1937-06-19 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The “Little Steel” strike begins on May 26, 1937, when 75,000 steelworkers walk off their jobs at Republic Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel after these companies refuse to sign contracts with the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) despite the …

Republic Steel Tom Girdler Bethlehem Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube Inland Steel +3 more labor-rights corporate-resistance wagner-act strike union-organizing +1 more

La Follette Civil Liberties Committee Begins Investigation Exposing Corporate Union-Busting and Industrial Espionage

1936-06-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Senate Subcommittee on Education and Labor, chaired by Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. of Wisconsin, begins hearings on June 6, 1936, launching a four-year investigation that systematically exposes the violent and illegal tactics American corporations use to suppress union organizing. The La …

Robert La Follette Jr. U.S. Senate Pinkerton Detective Agency Burns Detective Agency Republic Steel +3 more labor-rights corporate-surveillance union-busting congressional-investigation private-security