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Prior to 1929, business executives were seen as leaders and union members were considered dangerous radicals. However, this changed when Americans saw that these businesses could not provide for them in economically turbulent times, such as the depression, and they started to favor unions. In River City, the International Metalworkers Union (IMU) began dealing with many of the firms and institutions in the area since 1930. Because of this heavy influence in the city of 210,000 people, the city was beginning to be considered a "union town". IMU had represented workers at…
