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2. United States strike wave of 1945–1946 - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. 1952 steel strike - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. Steel strike of 1959 - Wikipedia

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   Number. 519,000. The steel strike of 1959 was a 116-day labor union strike (July 15 – November 7, 1959) by members of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) that idled the steel industry throughout the United States. The strike occurred over management's demand that the union give up a contract clause which limited management's ability to ...

5. Geneva Steel - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Category:1940s strikes in the United States - Wikipedia

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   1942–1944 musicians' strike. 1945–1946 Charleston Cigar Factory strike. 1946 United States steel strike. 1947 Telephone strike. 1948 Boeing strike. 1949 Calvary Cemetery strike. 1949 New York City brewery strike. 1949 New York City taxicab strike.

7. Category:1946 labor disputes and strikes - Wikipedia

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   1946 United States steel strike; 1946 Westinghouse Electric strike; A. ... United States strike wave of 1945–1946; T. Toho strikes; U. 1945–1946 General Motors strike

8. 1946 Oakland general strike - Wikipedia

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   The 1946 Oakland general strike was general strike involving 50,000 workers over two days in Oakland, California, United States. Beginning at 5:00am on December 3, it ended two days later on December 5 at 11:00am. [2] The strike followed a previous, smaller scale strike action by 400 female employees of Hastings and Kahn's, who had walked out ...

9. David J. McDonald - Wikipedia

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   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Died. August 8, 1979. (1979-08-08) (aged 76) Palm Springs, California. Occupation. Labor leader. David John McDonald (November 22, 1902 – August 8, 1979) was an American labor leader and president of the United Steelworkers of America from 1952 to 1965.