<p>On this day in Labor History the year was 1947. That was the day that the <a>Screen Actors Guild </a>voted to make all SAG members take an anti-Communist loyalty oath. The late 1940s were the dawn of the US Cold War with the Soviet Union. Anti-Communist hysteria swept the country. </p>

On this day in Labor History the year was 1947. That was the day that the Screen Actors Guild voted to make all SAG members take an anti-Communist loyalty oath. The late 1940s were the dawn of the US Cold War with the Soviet Union. Anti-Communist hysteria swept the country.

<p>On this day in Labor History the year was 1947.&nbsp;That was the day that the <a rel="noopener noreferrer">Screen Actors Guild </a>voted to make all SAG members take an anti-Communist loyalty oath.&nbsp;The late 1940s were the dawn of the US Cold War with the Soviet Union.&nbsp;Anti-Communist hysteria swept the country.&nbsp;</p>

November 17 - The Anti-Communist Witch-hunt Escalates

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November 17 - The Anti-Communist Witch-hunt Escalates

November 17 - The Anti-Communist Witch-hunt Escalates