Landmarks in labor history.

SITDOWN strikes; FANSTEEL Metallurgical Corp.; STRIKES & lockouts -- Metalworkers; STRIKES & lockouts; LABOR disputes; WORK environment

The article explores the sit-down strike at metal firm Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. in Waukegan, Illinois in February 1937. The strike involved more than a hundred workers which is deemed as a major strike in the country's history. Also discussed are the Supreme Court's decision in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. and the use of the Committee for Industrial Organization's use of sit-down strikes to call for measures to improve workers' condition.