This study discusses the legacy of the Communist Party USA in the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) from the 1930s through the 1950s. Copied to clipboard Files left-out-reds-and-americas-industrial-unions.pdf (1.63 MB) United States 1940s 1930s CIO Communist Party (USA) Judith Stepan-Norris Maurice Zeitlin PDF Comments
"Who gets the bird?" or, How the Communists won power and trust in America's unions: the relative autonomy of intraclass political struggles An essay on the American Communist Party's efforts in the CIO.
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