Youngstown Sheet and Tube: Steel Workers Strike

After the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Youngstown Sheet & Tube co. v. Sawyer ended President Truman’s steel seizure in 1952, the … read more

After the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Youngstown Sheet & Tube co. v. Sawyer ended President Truman’s steel seizure in 1952, the United Steel Workers of America went on a labor strike. Youngstown State University history professor Tom Leary explains the strike included over 500,000 members and was the longest and costliest strike in the steel industry up until that time. close

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Youngstown Sheet and Tube: Steel Workers Strike

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400837-1
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Youngstown, Ohio, United States