Eugene Meyer purchased the Washington Post at a bankruptcy auction in 1933 and generally had a good relationship with labor unions at the company.
[1][2] In preparation for an expected strike, the Post sent executives to the Newspaper Production Research Center in Oklahoma to learn how to operate presses.
This required special approval from the State Department due to restricted airspace in Washington D.C.[5] Multiple other unions refused to cross the picket line of the pressmen and engaged in strikes of their own.
[2] In February 1976, the Post reached an agreement with the remaining unions, which ended their sympathy strikes.
[4] The outcome of the strike was viewed as a victory for the Post and a defeat for the labor unions involved.
[4] On October 2, 1976, to commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the start of the strike, a crowd of over 1000 supporting the pressmen met at McPherson Square.