1946 Westinghouse Electric strike

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania labor strike The 1946 Westinghouse Electric strike was work stoppage by Westinghouse Electric Corporation workers beginning on 15 January 1946.casetext.com 75 000 workers participated.13 May 1946 ELECTRIC WORKERS CLOSE LONG STRIKE; 75,000 Employes Start Back to Westinghouse Today After Ratifying Rise https://www.nytimes.com/1946/05/13/archives/electric-workers-close-long-strike-75000-employes-start-back-to.html 25 June 2024 The New York Times On 6 March, the Pennsylvania State Police were called in to break up a picket line of 2000 workers in Pittsburgh after a fight broke out between the striking workers and supervisors of the Westinghouse east Pittsburgh plant.27 November 2016 Westinghouse 1946 Strike Photos https://exhibit.library.pitt.edu/labor_legacy/Strike1946.html 25 June 2024 University of Pittsburgh The strike ended in mid-May 1946, after 115 days, with an agreement to raise wages by 18 and a half cents an hour.20 May 1946 LABOR: After 115 Days https://time.com/archive/6783756/labor-after-115-days/ 25 June 2024 Time Magazine The strike cost Westinghouse over 42 million dollars.9 August 1946 LOSS FOR WESTINGHOUSE; Reconversion and Strike Cost $42,920,652 in First Half https://www.nytimes.com/1946/08/09/archives/loss-for-westinghouse-reconversion-and-strike-cost-42920652-in.html 25 June 2024 The New York Times References Westinghouse Electric strike Category:1940s strikes in the United States Category:Westinghouse Electric Company Westinghouse Electric strike Westinghouse Electric strike Westinghouse Electric strike Westinghouse Electric strike Westinghouse Electric strike Westinghouse Electric strike Category:Manufacturing industry labor disputes in the United States