America 1919 Chapter 1673: 623: CIO Defeated Once Again

Capítulo 1673: Chapter 623: CIO Defeated Once Again

The negotiations between the Arican Steel Company and the CIO quickly beca public!

Furthermore, the contents of the negotiations were also disclosed.

The Arican Steel Company was inclined to sign an agreent with the CIO, acknowledging the legitimacy of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee.

This news broke out, sparking intense discussions across the United States.

But the first reaction from everyone was disbelief.

Not just the ordinary people watching the situation, even those involved but not participating in the actual negotiations didn’t believe it!

A union organizer said on the phone to Philip Murray of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee: “Just now a steelworker ca in, saying he heard on the radio that the Arican Steel Company was having a eting with the CIO, I told him: You’re nuts. And then kicked him out of the office.”

When the president of the Arican Steel Company, Myron Taylor, called the president of a smaller steel company and inford him of the news, the other party shouted: “Hell no, I don’t believe you!”

Throughout the 1930s, until the Beard versus Nobeard reconciliation in 1939, this reconciliation was the most surprising.

Just last sumr, the steel industry collectively opposed the CIO openly.

The Arican Steel Company was historically known as a staunch opponent of organized labor.

During the General Motors strike, the CIO’s attitude toward company property nearly drove the most conservative industrialists crazy.

Yet this ti, it was the Arican Steel Company and the CIO shaking hands and laughing—the furious industrialists roared, this was surrendering with a white flag—even without a fight!

Supporters of the labor movent shouted, this news is so good that it’s hard to believe it’s real.

Surely, there must be a trick.

But there was no trick.

The reason was precisely as Tang Ruofei ntioned before, the Arican Steel Company couldn’t afford to bear the responsibility if a worker strike affected the factory production.

So they could only accept this agreent.

After Donnie and others returned to Atlantic City, the discussion about this matter continued to heat up.

Because Atlantic City and Philadelphia are very close, many Philadelphia steelworkers who ca to Atlantic City to gamble were also discussing this matter.

Their attitude towards this matter was far more interesting.

Firstly, even with radio and newspaper reports, they remained skeptical about this matter.

But at the sa ti, they hoped it was true.

Because now workers really believed the union was fighting for their welfare.

Donnie also asked people to pay attention to the direction of this matter.

He was eager to know, what the outco of this matter would be!

Soon, the person in charge of the Arican Steel Company officially stood up and announced to the public that they recognized the Steel Workers Organizing Committee.

This result made steelworkers across the United States jubilant, feeling they had achieved victory.

Not only that, steelworkers began to mock the autoworkers.

Their side hadn’t even had a battle erupt, and they won, but on the autoworkers’ side, there were strikes and demonstrations, and in the end, didn’t they lose!

“Those poor autoworkers, this ti I would like to see if they can still be as proud as before.”

“Proud of what, I guess at this mont they are at ho licking their wounds!”

“Haha, with you saying that, I can’t help but laugh out loud!”

At the Surf Hotel in Atlantic City, and at two other hotels, many steelworkers happily raised their glasses to celebrate!

Michael, looking at the report in his hand, even though he had received hints from his father, knew there would definitely be new developnts later.

But now the Arican Steel Company had surrendered without even the slightest resistance.

This still surprised him, and Michael worried whether such a situation would make other steel companies lose the courage to resist!

“Let the bullet fly a bit longer!” Donnie leaned back on the sofa, with a relaxed smile on his face: “Michael, you have to rember, no one’s decision can affect their own interests!”

Michael nodded, he was increasingly focused on this matter!

Indeed, when the Arican Steel Company acknowledged the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, everyone thought the other steel companies would helplessly follow suit and acknowledge the Steel Workers Organizing Committee.

Yet on the day of the signing, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Republic Steel Corporation, National Steel Corporation, Inland Steel Company, and Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company jointly declared their refusal to sign an agreent with the CIO!

This news once again caused a sensation across the United States.

But within the CIO, there was anger at these companies’ refusal to sign the agreent.

That’s right, not concern, but anger!

Even the leader in the Arican steel industry had yielded to us, and you still dare to oppose?

So John Lewis decided to punish these steel companies!

A strike was called.

John Lewis, along with the CIO leaders and Steel Workers Organizing Committee mbers, believed this was a war they were bound to win.

Because they had already defeated the most powerful Arican Steel.

But they clearly underestimated the resolve of those steel companies.

Because the rebellious workers, stirred by passionate sentint, were unstoppable.

Steel companies employed their people, deploying various weapons to counter this strike.

Moreover, these steel companies quickly launched propaganda efforts.

The workers still working within the factories were labeled as ‘loyal workers’.