1 jan 1946 ano - 4.6 million worker strike

Descrição:

Two reasons:
1) Mass layoffs from cancellation of defense contracts
2) Loss of overtime pay
*also there was a fear of a new Great Depression*

Results:
Stoppages in car, coal, steel, and electrical industries. Disruptions alienated the middle class and outraged conservatives who felt unionization had gone too far.

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