Part 6: "Battling for Democracy"
The home front during World War II, California style: northern California shipyards and southern California aircraft factories provide a magnet for African-American, "Okie" and women workers. Their entry into the workforce poses a dilemma for unions: inclusive or exclusive membership policies? The federal government brokers a deal between labor and capital: a "no strike pledge" in return for union recognition, dues checkoff and grievance procedures. And under pressure from C. L. Dellums and A. Phillip Randolph, FDR signs Executive Order 8802, mandating fair employment practices in wartime industries for the duration of the war. 8 minutes

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