Union-Rights

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 …

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Supreme Court Rules in NLRB v. Fansteel That Sit-Down Strikers Can Be Lawfully Fired Despite Employer Violations

1939-02-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

On February 27, 1939, the Supreme Court rules 6-2 in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation that workers who engage in sit-down strikes—occupying employer property—lose the protections of the National Labor Relations Act and can be lawfully discharged even when the employer has committed unfair …

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