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Montgomery Ward controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1944

    Wartime labor dispute and government seizure

    A nationwide strike escalated after Sewell Avery refused to recognize unions and comply with federal labor-relations instructions. The U.S. Army seized the company’s Chicago offices in April 1944, and a later executive order placed Montgomery Ward property under government control. The seizure ended in 1945.

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