Back To Work: Supreme Court Ends 116-Day Steel Strike. Across the nation, steel mills idle since the beginning of the 116 day strike rouse into activity as workers return to the job following the upholding by the Supreme Court of a Taft-Hartley Act injunction. Men arrive for work at factory. Working class, blue collar workers. Interior scenes of steel mill, molten metal, machinery, workers in hard hats, etc. Exteriors of plants as well.