Class Struggle in Hollywood, 1930-1950As World War II wound down in 1945 and the cold war heated up, the skilled trades that made up the Conference of Studio Unions (CSU) began a tumultuous strike at the major Hollywood studios. This turmoil escalated further when the studios retaliated by locking out CSU in 1946. This labor unrest unleashed a fury of Red baiting that allowed studio moguls to crush the union and seize control of the production process, with far reaching consequences. This