Hundreds of Senate cafeteria workers and their supporters rallied – and 17 were arrested – this week in front of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, demanding justice and a contract. We remember the 78-day strike by government cafeteria workers in the frigid winter of 1948 that included battles on the picket line between the AFL and the CIO and between President Harry Truman and Congress.
On Labor History in 2:00: The Great Railroad Strike reaches Louisville.
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