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| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows labor leaders John L. Lewis and James Petrillo watching as two soldiers carry a resolute-looking Sewell Avery out of Montgomery Ward & Co. Lewis comments, "There, but for the grace of the United Mineworkers of America, the C.I.O. and the American Federation of Labor, goes John L. Lewis." During the war, the government tried to control labor relations in order to promote the production of war materials and cut back on inflation. Both Lewis, head of the United Mineworkers and Petrillo, head of the American Federation of Musicians, defied the government and called long strikes, in the main without retribution. When Avery, head of Montgomery Ward, refused to obey a government injunction to recognize a union, the government sent soldiers who carried him bodily out of the building. A photographer snapped a picture which appeared on the front pages of newspapers all over the country the next day. Berryman, like many other people, sympathised with Avery, suggesting that the labor leaders were able to get away with defying the government only because of the immense power of the labor unions. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Lewis, John Llewellyn,--1880-1969. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Avery, Sewell,--1873-1960. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Petrillo, James C.--(James Caesar),--1892-1984. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Labor leaders--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Montgomery Ward--1940-1950. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
