Wartime Government Intervention into the Economy Was of Major Importance to TWUA
Scope and Content Note: 1937 recession had not affected Dyers and Synthetic as it had other divisions; it had a severe impact on cotton, wool, etc. Lend-Lease and U.S. preparedness in general helped these divisions recover. War gave some anti-union employers an excuse to compromise. It was patriotic to help unions since they were helping the war effort. With the more resistant anti-union employers, there was the recourse of the WLB. The checkoff got firmly established in industrial plants during WLB days.