This is Part Four of six segments comprising an overview of labor union history in the United States. Covering the period from the 1929 Stock Market crash through WWII, this episode discusses the Great Depression, the attempts of President Roosevelt to revive the economy and his support for organized labor.
(Length 16:40)
Topics include:
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression
Roosevelt's New Deal
The Minneapolis truckers’ strike
The Memorial Day massacre of 1937
The UAW sit-down strike and the rise of the CIO
WWII, organized labor, and changes in union membership
The Taft-Hartley Act
