During World War I, American capitalists seized the opportunity to make a fortune. The policy of "regulating economic life" implemented by the United States in wartime ensured that capitalists got more profits than before the war, but it caused "military slave camps for workers (and some farmers)", which further worsened the situation of the working class. The victory of the October socialist revolution promoted the development of the American workers' movement. First of all, in1919,65438+10, the dockers in new york, USA, went on strike, which started the American workers' movement in the early postwar period. In February, there was a general strike in Seattle; In July and August, railway workers in Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia went on strike. During the strike, the American proletariat put forward the slogan of "non-interference in Soviet Russia" and established the "Union of Friends of Soviet Russia". At the end of August, the American Workers' Party headed by john reid was founded. 1 In September, the American Producers' Party headed by Rudenborg was founded. In September, under the leadership of * * * producer Foster, American steel workers went on strike, and the strike struggle of 365,000 steel workers swept through 50 cities in Pennsylvania, Indiana and other 10 states. In June 5438+065438+ 10, miners went on strike again, which caused a magnificent strike struggle in all walks of life in the United States. At that time, more than 4 million workers took part in the strike, which was unprecedented in the history of the American workers' movement.
Faced with such a situation, the American bourgeoisie and its government adopted such countermeasures: first, eliminate the miners' strike, and then suppress the steel workers with all their strength. On the one hand, they threatened the striking miners, on the other hand, they used the right-wing trade union leaders to destroy them from within, and finally the miners' strike was disintegrated. As soon as the miners' struggle subsided, a large number of military and police officers were immediately dispatched to deal with the steel workers with bloody repression. A large number of workers were killed and thousands were arrested. The climax of the first post-war labor movement in the United States was brutally suppressed.