Labor disputes

Man Posting Notice of Coal Mine Seizure

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A man posting notice of coal mine seizure by the federal government. This action was in response to a coal miner's strike. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. National Archives Photo No. 306-NT-136.

Miners View Sign Announcing Seizure of Coal Mines

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Miners gathered around a sign from Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, announcing the seizure of the coal mines. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

AFL-CIO Strike

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AFL-CIO strike, with sign Yorkville Radio in background. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

Labor Union Signs Against President Truman

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Crowd with signs promoting organized labor founding a third party for the 1948 presidential election. The signs indicate that they need to defeat President Harry S. Truman. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

Sign "Back to Slavery with Taft-Hartley Bill"

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A crowd of people linked in chains and holding a sign that says "Back to slavery with Taft-Hartley bill." From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

President Harry S. Truman Opens Labor and Management Conference

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President Harry S. Truman, standing at the podium, opens the Labor and Management Conference at the Department of Labor Auditorium. On the right is Judge Walter P. Stack of the North Carolina Supreme Court. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

United Mine Workers Labor Meeting

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United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis (right) and Bituminous Operators Group Chairman Ezra Van Horn (left) meet with Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach (center) in the Labor Department. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman Meets With Representatives of the Railroad Unions

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President Harry S. Truman (seated) speaks with members of railroad unions and railroad executives after they reached an agreement to avert a railroad strike over wages. Standing, from left to right: Alvanley Johnston, President of the Brotherhood of Engineers; David Robertson, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen; A. J. Glover, President of the Switchmen's Union of North America; William T. Faircy, President of the Association of American Railroads; C. D. Mackay, Assistant Vice President of the Southern Railroad System; Assistant to the President John R.

John R. Steelman with Railroad Negotiating Committee

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Assistant to the President John R. Steelman with members of the Railroad Negotiating Committee in the Cabinet Room at the White House. Around the table, from left to right: W. S. Baker, Lawrence W. Horning, Daniel P. Loomis, Leverett Edwards, J. P. Shields, R. O. Hughes and David B. Robertson.

John Steelman and the Railroad Strike Settlement at the White House

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John Steelman, center, negotiates a settlement in the Enginemen and Firemen's Railroad Strike of 1950. Surrounding Steelman are (from left to right) C.D. MacKay, Chairman of Southeastern Carrier Conference Committee and Assistant Vice President of Southern Railway System; unidentified man; Lawrence W. Horning; Daniel P. Loomis; Leverett Edwards, two unidentified men; R. O. Hughes; J. P. Shields; and David B. Robertson, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen.

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