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Disney Studio Strike, Part 3

by Tracy Woods

12 Dec 2006 11:24 PM

Banks continued to pressure Walt, and they suggested that the Studio should limit production to proven moneymakers like short cartoons. This was unthinkable to Walt, and such a course would mean nearly 600 people would have to be laid off.

The Disney Studio Strike, Part 2

by Tracy Woods

11 Dec 2006 11:26 PM

Realizing that unionization was imminent, Walt acknowledged and entered into limited negotiations, with a staff organized union, called the Federation of Screen Cartoonists.

The Disney Studio Strike, Part 1

by Tracy Woods

11 Dec 2006 11:03 PM

In August 1941, Walt described his feelings about the strike that had crippled his Studio for many months, and that was on the verge of being settled. He said "The lies, ...half truths that were placed in the public press cannot be easily forgotten.



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