![]() ![]() The end of World War I left many manufacturers with huge stockpiles of goods. ![]() Though labor made tremendous gains during the 1930s and early 1940s, the era also featured the beginnings of a backlash against unions that swept the country in the years following World War II. ![]() Though the workers who stayed behind found new opportunities, they also encountered stagnant wages and increased workloads. More blacks also entered the manufacturing workforce. Women moved in increasing numbers into jobs formerly occupied by men, who left work to fight in Europe and the Pacific. World War II posed additional challenges for American workers. By the end of the 1930s the new militant Congress of Industrial Organizations ("CIO") and a revitalized American Federation of Labor ("AFL") brought millions of mass production workers into the union fold. Union membership declined during this time, only to rebound dramatically after the stock market crash of October of 1929. The nation's economy quickly recovered and most industries experienced high production levels by the mid-1920s. The end of World War I brought a brief period of upheaval and depression. ![]()
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