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A CIO organizer in Alabama, 1941

Reports from an organizer involved in efforts to organize a Goodyear plant in Alabama in 1941.

Submitted by Juan Conatz on December 10, 2013
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Originally appeared in Labor History Volume 18, Issue 4, 1977.

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  • United States
  • 1940s
  • car industry
  • CIO
  • Daniel Nelson
  • Alabama
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