Articles of interest
1937 'Little Steel' Strike
The 'Little Steel' strike was so named not because of the strikes size or impact, as it was a landmark event in American labor history. After US Steel chairman Myron Taylor recognized the right of employees to organize under the banner of John L. Lewis and Phillip Murray's Steel Workers Organizing Commitee (precursor to the modern United Steelworkers of America), emboldened workers struck the plants of Inland Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel and the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company, called 'Little Steel' because they operated independently of US Steel. The strike was marred by widespread violence and resulted in the deaths of strikers in Youngstown, Massilon and Chicago.
Ohio's Steel Mill War -- The Little Steel Strike of 1937 by Benjamin Blake, Western Reserve Historical Society.
It's War In Youngstown by Rose M. Stein. This article was published in the Nation when the 1937 'Little Steel Strike' was at it's peak. It is reproduced here with permission from The Nation.
Big Steel, Little Steel and the CIO by Benjamin Stolberg. Another article from The Nation on the Little Steel strike.
African Americans in the Youngstown Steel Industry by Amanda Richey.