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Female Union Members Challenge Post-War Job Discrimination
When World War II ended, the large numbers of women who had taken industrial jobs during the war were forced out. Employers sought not only to give their jobs to returning veterans, but also to reassert the division of labor that had operated [...]
Tags: United Auto Workers
Item Type: Pamphlet/Petition
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Black Workers Call for a March on Washington
In May 1941, as it became clear that the U.S. would probably be entering World War II, black labor leader A. Philip Randolph and other activists founded the March on Washington Movement (MOWM). They called for a mass march on the nation's capital to [...]
Item Type: Pamphlet/Petition
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)