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Editorial
March 1, 1943
The Daily Monitor Leader
Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Editorial sarcastically critiques war plant workers' strike over women's equal pay, following the Sullivan family's plea for increased production after losing five sons in WWII.
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RESPONSE TO A PLEA
On Friday Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan, who lost five sons simultaneously when the cruiser Juneau sank, visited the Phelps-Dodge war plant in Elizabeth N. J., and pleaded for increased production.
On Tuesday almost a third of the first day shift walked out, and was followed by a sixth of the second day shift, in protest because 100 girls were not receiving "equal pay for equal work." The union contract called for arbitration of disputes, which had not yet been attempted.
Thus did these war workers, many of them deferred from a draft that promises to take fathers of dependent children, show appreciation of the Sullivan family's sacrifices for democracy.
On Friday Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan, who lost five sons simultaneously when the cruiser Juneau sank, visited the Phelps-Dodge war plant in Elizabeth N. J., and pleaded for increased production.
On Tuesday almost a third of the first day shift walked out, and was followed by a sixth of the second day shift, in protest because 100 girls were not receiving "equal pay for equal work." The union contract called for arbitration of disputes, which had not yet been attempted.
Thus did these war workers, many of them deferred from a draft that promises to take fathers of dependent children, show appreciation of the Sullivan family's sacrifices for democracy.
What sub-type of article is it?
Labor
Feminism
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Sullivan Family
War Plant
Strike
Equal Pay
War Production
Democracy Sacrifices
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. And Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan
Phelps Dodge War Plant
Union Workers
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Workers' Strike In Response To Sullivan Family's Plea For War Production
Stance / Tone
Sarcastic Criticism Of Workers' Ingratitude
Key Figures
Mr. And Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan
Phelps Dodge War Plant
Union Workers
Key Arguments
Sullivans Lost Five Sons In Sinking Of Cruiser Juneau
Sullivans Pleaded For Increased Production At War Plant
Workers Walked Out In Protest Over Unequal Pay For 100 Girls
Union Contract Requires Arbitration Not Yet Attempted
Workers Deferred From Draft Show Lack Of Appreciation For Sullivan Sacrifices