CIO
On October 19, 1935, the American Federation of Labor was holding its convention in Atlantic City. While usually a staid affair, this convention was rocked by a fight on stage.
I've been reading and rereading some key books of American labor history of late and I have a few thoughts. First on the CIO, after reading Robert Zieger's 1995's book,.
On September 22, 1946, the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural & Allied Workers of America (FTA) reached a contract agreement with the Piedmont Tobacco Company, marking an early victory in the CIO's Operation Dixie campaign. In the aftermath of the World War II, the Congress of Industrial...
On this date in 1937, Chicago police opened fire on strikers in front of the Republic Steel mill, killing 10 workers. Part of the "Little Steel" strike, where smaller steel.
