Strikes and lockouts

Women strikers prepare for picket duty at the Brass Rail. They are in underwear, putting on makeup. The Brass Rail is a non-union restaurant. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

Men in military uniforms holding signs, one of which says "I'm a Vet on strike for $2.00 increase." From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

Men guarding a non-union coal mine during the coal strike. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. National Archives Photo No. 306-NT-136.

Employees of Coca-Cola plant on strike in Sikeston, Missouri. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

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

Strike of television workers during Republican Convention in Philadelphia. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. National Archives Photo No. 306-NT-135.

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.

John Steelman, center, negotiates a settlement in the Enginemen and Firemen's Railroad Strike of 1950. C.D. MacKay, Chairman of Southeastern Carrier Conference Committee and Assistant Vice President of Southern Railway System, is on the extreme left, and David B. Robertson, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen, is on the extreme right.