Strikes and lockouts

Rail yard of the Rupple Collinwood Coal Company during the coal strike of 1949.

Photograph of the retail coal yard of the Schaefer Suhr Coal Company in Cleveland, Ohio. This photograph was taken during the coal strike of 1949.

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.

From his desk in the Oval Office of the White House, President Harry S. Truman (left) watches as John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers (right) and Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (center) sign the new contracts that ended the coal miner strike. Vice Admiral Ben Moreell stands in the background, left. The other two men standing in the background are unidentified.

In the Oval Office of the White House, President Harry S. Truman (front-left) shakes hands with John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers. Secretary of the Interior, Julius Krug, shakes hands with John O'Leary. Vice Admiral Ben Moreell is in the background, center, and another unidentified man looks on, right. The moment commemorates the signing of a new labor contract with the coal miners that ended the strike begun in April, 1946.

President Harry S. Truman smiles and looks happy as the concludes his statement from his White House desk about the settlement agreement in the steel strike. Beside him in a jovial mood, too, are; CIO Chief Phil Murray (left) and Benjamin Fairless, President of the U.S. Steel Corporation. Donor: Houston Post.

Chicago Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen on strike. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. National Archives Photo No. 306-NT-136.

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.