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Wilson tried to end the crisis by promising a national conference and urging the steel unions to seek a settlement of grievances.
Harry Truman nationalised the steel industry on the 8th of April 1952, in order to avoid a strike.
The steel strike of 1919 caused a grievous setback crippling the union movement for a decade.
Republic Steel Strike Riot Newsreel Footage was created in 1937.
The rash of strikes during 1919 were mainly due to the aftermath of World War I, and problems with labor and union power struggles. The Great Steel Strike was the most widely-spread strike. Other strikes in 1919 were the Seattle General Strike, Barcelona Revolutionary Strike, Dutch Steel Workers Strike, and the General Steel Strike in France.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube v. Sawyer, 343 US 579 (1952)President Harry Truman attempted to nationalize the steel industry in April 1952 in order to avert a strike by the United Steel Workers' Union. He was concerned the strike would shut down steel production and interfere with the United States' military action in Korea.The US Supreme Court declared Truman's actions unconstitutional.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
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Ken Stone has written: 'Steel strike' -- subject(s): Steel Company of Canada Strike, Hamilton, Ont., 1946, Steel industry, Strikes and lockouts, United Steelworkers of America
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