Show Oldest Ole U. U US U.S. S. S Strike Begun in 1946 Ends s as Bad Bae a Job o EUREKA Cal Cat April 12 INS The INS The nations nation's o old oldest l d e est s t strike a strike a walkout that began two years yearA and three months ago ago is is at an end Monda Monday The strike launched Jan 14 1946 by A F L lumber mill workers in northern California California's California's Califor Califor- nias nia's Humboldt and Mendocino counties was ca called led ot off Sunday Sun Sun- day End of the walkout was announced announced announced an an- by y union leaders in Eureka in conformity with a membership vote P Pic Pickets i c ket s J were ordered withdrawn from nine major ajor lumber mills mill The strike was wu c caused bythe by bythe bythe the refusal of the companies t to grant the union shop Originally OrigInally Originally mill w workers o 0 r k e r s walked out and most were re replaced replaced re- re placed by nonunion workers while many of the strikers got Jobs elsewhere |