On the recordApril 23, 1952
I requested the labor unions not to strike, back in November; and for 99 days they tried to negotiate and get an answer.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I requested the labor unions not to strike, back in November; and for 99 days they tried to negotiate and get an answer.”
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