THIS MONTH IN HISTORY: MAY 1937
As Possibility of Strike Looms, Steel Companies Prepare for War By May 5, 1937, with a steel strike looming, the sheriff of Mahoning County, Ohio (where Youngstown is located) had sworn in 214 deputies. Fifty-seven were on Republic Steel’s payroll and 114 on Sheet & Tube's. Between May 6 and May 25, he swore in another 168 of the companies’ employees as deputies. Meanwhile, Republic shipped over $16,000 worth of munitions, mainly gas weapons, to the sheriff’s department; this
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY: MARCH 1937
Big Steel Signs Historic Agreement, Guarantees Steelworkers Basic Rights Seventy-nine years ago, in early March, 1937, U.S. Steel Corporation signed a historic collective bargaining agreement with the nascent Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC). The agreement provided for a standard pay scale, an 8-hour work day, and time and a half for overtime. Legend has it that company men removed a portrait of U.S. Steel's director, Henry Frick, from the room where the agreement wa
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY: January 1937
As the Prospect of a Strike Becomes More Likely, the Companies Prepare for War Between January 1, 1937 and May 5, 1937, the sheriff of Mahoning County, Ohio, where Youngstown is located, prepared to confront striking steel workers. He swore in 214 deputies. Fifty-seven were on Republic Steel’s payroll and 114 worked for Sheet & Tube Company. #January #LittleSteel #Youngstown #Inland
