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Taft-Hartley

Taft-Hartley Bill Becomes Law – June 23, 1947

– ABC Headline News – June 23, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A lot of Labor news this June 23rd in 1947. Starting with the override of President Truman’s veto of the Taft-Hartley bill, the Senate voted to pass the infamous Taft-Hartley Labor Bill voted 68-25 with 6

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Labor Day In Wartime 1941

September 1, 1941 – FDR Has A Labor Day Message.

With Europe at War and America becoming increasingly involved, Labor Day in 1941 (which came on September 1st that year) found the U.S. geared for war production – the labor force turned to building a military arsenal, the factories and shipyards churning out supplies to aid Britain and our own

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History of protests featuring people holding signs that say "The country needs Dewey" and "Clean up with Dewey" during a political demonstration or rally.

September 14, 1948 – Anticipating A Dewey Landslide – San Francisco Strikes – Deadly Train Crash In Korea.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”52820″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 14, 1948 – Network news – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] September 14, 1948 – NBC Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 14, 1948 – The 1948 Presidential Campaign was in full swing. Polls were showing a decided

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