April 8 - Truman Takes Over Steel

from Labor History in 2:00 · host The Rick Smith Show

On this day in Labor History the year was 1952. That was the day that President Truman issued Executive Order 10340, nationalizing the US Steel Industry. He hoped to stop a looming steel strike, while the country was embroiled in the Korean War.

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