July 15 Steel Strike ON
Labor History in 2:00

July 15 Steel Strike ON

2017-07-15
On this day in labor history, the year was 1959. That was the day half a million steel workers walked off the job in a historic, 116-day strike to defend work rules. It was the largest industry-wide strike and also the last. The strike affected 12 steel companies and shut down more than 85% of steel production. Mill owners refused to grant wage increases unless the union agreed to changes in the contract. Specifically, they were looking to eliminate Section 2 (b), titled “Local Working C...
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