The Great Depression had a life-altering effect on the American worker. The economic crash forced companies to lay off millions, and by 1933 one-fourth to one-third of the labor force was out of work. The massive unemployment and general deterioration of working conditions led to labor unrest and a renewed interest in unionization. Strikes inevitably became labor's most useful weapon against the corporations......
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