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John Steelman and the Railroad Strike Settlement at the White House

73-3483
Accession Number
73-3483
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338958168
Keywords
Arbitration, Industrial
Labor leaders
Labor unions
Meetings
Presidential advisors
Railroads
Strikes and lockouts
HST Keywords
Railroad Strike; Southern Railway System; Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen
People Pictured
MacKay, C. D.
Robertson, David Brown, 1876-1961
Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
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.
Date(s)
December 21, 1950