Strike and Strike Threat Political Cartoon
5/19/1946
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In this cartoon Clifford Berryman illustrates the threat that strikes posed to the public in the post World War II era. In 1946, there were approximately five thousand labor strikes that involved nearly 4.6 million workers, a record for the United States. Several strikes even affected such important industries as steel, transportation, and coal, which could have greatly changed the economy if they had not been stopped.
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6012349Full Citation: C-002; Strike and Strike Threat Political Cartoon; 5/19/1946; Berryman Political Cartoon Collection, 1896–1949; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/strike-and-strike-threat-political-cartoon, May 17, 2024]