On this day, 21 May 1945, the US government took over the bituminous coal mines to try to break a six-week miners’ strike. The miners held out, forcing the government to grant workers’ demands which had been unacceptable to the operators. To quell militancy the government had to stay in control of the mines for many months. More on this tumultuous period in US history here: https://libcom.org/history/world-war-ii-post-war-strike-wave https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1129262327258916/?type=3