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This 6 page paper looks at the ramifications of the Little Steel Strike on Youngstown, Ohio. History pertinent to the steel industry in Youngstown is included as well as details of the 1937 strike which took more than a dozen lives. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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A Source The Little Steel Strike and its Effect on Youngstown By Anastasia, for - February, 2000 -- for more
information on using this paper properly! The Little Steel Strike of 1937 had devastating effects on the Youngstown area. Despite the fact that the deadliest
portion of the strike would occur in Chicago, Ohio would be affected by the situation as well. And some Youngstown residents would also lose their lives. In looking at this
tragic part of American labor history, several events led up to the massive strike that had gotten out of control. A large organizing force was established along with the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers ("Steelworkers" PG). And it was a successful endeavor, despite attempts by giant steel companies to thwart unionization (PG) . In 1936, approximately
125,000 workers became members which spanned 154 local lodges (PG). Further, the organization did get some help from a new labor law called the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
(PG). After the National Labor Relations Act (also known as the Wagner Act), was passed, workers had the right to form unions (Swoboda E01). The Act also mandated that employers
bargain collectively with unions on issues concerning pay, work hours and other conditions of employment (E01). This law, to this day, remains the cornerstone of federal labor law
(E01). While the law was on the side of the workers, that did not mean that things would not get rough. The worst day of modern labor history is
probably Memorial Day in 1937 when a police massacre at the gates of Republic Steel ensued and the activity left steelworkers dead with hundreds more seriously injured ("Steelworkers" PG).
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