Labor unions

John R. Steelman (center, podium) speaks to members of the International Association of Machinists Lodge 1782. Pictured are (left to right) Helen Flowers, Treasurer; Walter Grimes, Financial Secretary; Robert Wade, President; John Steelman and Norman Selby, Recording Secretary. Others are unidentified.

Assistant Secretary of Labor John W. Gibson (fifth from left) with unidentified members of Crane Local #2048.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seated, first row, center) poses for a picture with unidentified members of the Textile Workers Union, Congress of Industrial Organizations, at the Burlington Hotel in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Andrew Biemiller, Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and an unidentified woman at the American Federation of Labor convention in San Francisco, California. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

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.

Commerce Secretary Charles Sawyer signs orders directing the 74 steel companies that they are in the possession of the United States Government. President Truman had earlier seized the steel mills to prevent a strike set for midnight.

Shown are some of the delegates from several states attending the International Association of Machinists Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. See photos 96-1149 through 52. Dean Acheson (not in this photograph) was a guest speaker at the convention.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson, seated center, is shown with unidentified others, during a session of the International Association of Machinists Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson walks with others, who are unidentified, during the International Association of Machinists Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson speaks at the podium during the International Association of Machinists Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.