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National Association of Manufacturers Launches Massive Anti-Union Propaganda Campaign After Strike Wave

1946-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The National Association of Manufacturers launches a massive multi-faceted propaganda campaign in response to the unprecedented 1946 strike wave, when nearly 10 percent of the US workforce goes on strike including major actions by the United Auto Workers against General Motors, United Steel Workers …

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Largest Strike Wave in U.S. History Begins as 5 Million Workers Walk Out

1945-11-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Over five million American workers engage in strikes in the year after V-J Day - the largest strike wave in U.S. history and the closest thing to a national general strike of the 20th century. Workers demand wages to match 16% inflation while their pay rises only 7%. Major strikes include 750,000 …

United Auto Workers United Mine Workers United Steel Workers Walter Reuther John L. Lewis +1 more labor-organizing strikes corporate-power postwar-economy union-rights