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Auto-Lite strike in Toledo erupts into major clash

Workers at the Electric Auto-Lite plant in Toledo walked off the job on May 23, 1934, touching off mass picketing and violent clashes that required intervention by local police and, shortly after, the Ohio National Guard.

Auto-Lite strike in Toledo erupts into major clash

The Toledo conflict ended in a significant union victory that demonstrated effective collective action tactics, influenced the rising Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and marked a turning point in industrial labor relations.

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