Strike Flyer

In 1941, a strike broke out between the Disney Studios members of the Screen Cartoonists' Guild and the studio. The strike went on for weeks, and ended "while Walt [Disney] was in South America on [a] goodwill tour...The studio, saddled with harsh terms imposed by the federal mediator, reopened its doors and started production again with a reorganized company structure.

"More stressful than the revised mechanics of production was the toll that had been taken on personal relationships. The strike would long be remembered as a painful crisis in Disney studio history, and it left bitter divisions among former friends that would not be forgotten for years."