When labor unions decided to strike for higher wages in 1945 President Truman had to choose between supporting the unions or getting the economy back on track.
Harry S. Truman served as the 33rd President of the United States. He took office during the last months of WWII and at the beginning of the Cold War. He was a moderate Democrat. He sought to continue the policies of the New Deal that Roosevelt had implemented.
However, Truman usually approached to labor, especially during the wave of labor strikes from 1945-46. Truman mostly chose to side with employers rather than unions in order to improve the economy. Thys he became an unpopular character, receiving very low public approval poll numbers.
