1950s

November 9, 1952 - Philip Murray dies of a heart attack.

November 15, 1952 - David J. McDonald, International Secretary-Treasurer, is appointed to succeed Murray.

July 1, 1956 - Start off our-week "Big Steel Strike."

1957-1966 - The long struggle to establish the Steelworkers as the union for miners at the Noranda-owned Gaspe Copper Mine in Murdochville, Quebec. The mine and smelter were closed by 2002, effectively turning Murdochville into a ghost town.

July 15, 1959 - Start of record 1l6-day steel industry strike.

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1950s