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Strikes Shape 1965 US Labor Drama
Strikes, steel and seamen defined 1965 labor strife with politics, prices and profits shaping union and Johnson administration. Major events included longshore and seafaring walkouts, steel contract pressure, two unions’ leadership upheavals, and debates over Taft-Hartley repeal. Labor sought reforms in medical care, voting rights, and minimum wage while Congress faced roadblocks, and the year closed with a looming Supreme Court ruling on union antitrust exposure.
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Washington
United States
Johnson
Atlantic
Gulf
Jameus B. Carey
David J. McDonald
BrcDonald
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
Carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
Labor Department
Paul Jennings
Organized Labor
Aflcio
Congress
Senate
Everem MM
Dirksen
Mindls
Mike Mansfield
Afl-Cio
San Francisco
George Meany
White House
Labor Federation
Bor
Supreme Court
United Mineworkers
Supreme Cour