It's interesting to read about the anti-union sentiment that led to the Taft-Hartley Act after World War II, but even more amazing to see how that sentiment was tied to the anti-communist witch hunts of the time. Read the comments of the head of the Jewelry Workers in New York as he explains the political climate of the late 1940s and 1950s. Listen to the interview also from 1979.

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labor unions

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anti-communist sentiment, mccarthy period, red scare in the 1950s, taft-hartley act, fear of communism

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• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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