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The 1946 US steel strike was a several months long strike of 750,000 steel workers of the United Steelworkers union. [1][2] It was a part of larger wave of labor disputes, known as the US strike wave of 1945–1946 after the end of World War II, and remains the largest strike in US history. [1][2][3] The strike started on January 21, 1946 ...
The US strike wave of 1945–1946 or great strike wave of 1946[1] were a series of massive post-war labor strikes after World War II from 1945 to 1946 in the United States spanning numerous industries including the motion picture (Hollywood Black Friday) and public utilities. In the year after V-J Day, more than five million American workers ...
The 1952 steel strike was a strike by the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) against U.S. Steel (USS) and nine other steelmakers. The strike was scheduled to begin on April 9, 1952, but US President Harry Truman nationalized the American steel industry hours before the workers walked out. The steel companies sued to regain control of their ...
Labor actions have long been a part of U.S. history, continuing to this day with strikes by the UAW and Hollywood actors and writers.
January 5. " Symphony " Freddy Martin and His Orchestra with Clyde Rogers. " White Christmas " Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra. " I Can't Begin to Tell You " Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallaro. " Symphony ".
1946 (United States) Pittsburgh Power Strike occurred. [41] 1946 (United States) Railroad Strike occurred. [41] 1946 (United States) Steel Strike of 1946 occurred. [41] 1 April 1946 (United States) A strike by 400,000 mine workers in the U.S. began. U.S. troops seized railroads and coal mines the following month. [41] 4 October 1946 (United ...
1937 Broadway 1947 Broadway revival 1964 Off-Broadway revival 1983 Off-Broadway revival 1985 West End. The Cradle Will Rock is a 1937 play in music by Marc Blitzstein. Originally a part of the Federal Theatre Project, it was directed by Orson Welles and produced by John Houseman. Set in Steeltown, U.S.A., the Brechtian allegory of corruption ...
Coordinates: 40°19′N 111°45′W. Geneva Steel mill under construction in November 1942. Photograph by Andreas Feininger. Geneva Steel was a steel mill located in Vineyard, Utah, United States, founded during World War II to enhance national steel output. It operated from December 1944 to November 2001.