Category: Union Busting

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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Historic black and white image of a press conference with politicians, illustrating news archives and political history for sound archive of news, history, and music.

August 18, 1981 – The Budget Deficit And Increased Defense Spending – Reagan On Air Traffic Controllers: “I’m Sure They Were Nice People” – Cracking Down On Crime.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”52462″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 18, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] August 18, 1981 – CBS Radio – Frontline Report – World News Roundup – Newsbreak – 9:00 news – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. August 18, 1981 – President Reagan was front-and-center

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Band of men pulling a person out of a hole during a protest or conflict, historical black-and-white photograph emphasizing social unrest and activism, capturing moments of struggle and resistance, related to news archives on social justice.

March 1941 – Strikes, Sit-downs And Walk-outs. Organized Labor And Ford – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”50050″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”RJ Thomas, President: United Auto Workers – Radio Address – March 7, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! Between 1937 and 1941, several thousand workers were fired from Ford plants on suspicion of being union activists or even sympathizers. Ford’s black

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Baseball Strike of 1994

August 11, 1994 – Heading For A Strike-Out

August 11, 1994 – The CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 11, 1994 – not an earth-shattering day, unless you were a Baseball fan. If you were, you were about to see a season come to an end and a strike over salaries drag on

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Air Traffic Contollers

August 1, 1981 – Elephants In The Room

August 1, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 1, 1981 – a day of looming disruption and discontent. With conclusion of an all-nighter on Capitol Hill, House and Senate conferees finally agreed on a Tax Bill. Over 17 hours of negotiations, the House/Senate

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