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The making of an organizer: A history and analysis of the Chicago Couriers Union 2003-2006

A personal account of an organiser's time in the Chicago Couriers Union (CCU)

Submitted by wojtek on July 24, 2015

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Making of an Organizer.pdf (289.85 KB)
  • Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
  • United States
  • 2000s
  • Chicago
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  • couriers
  • Chicago Couriers Union
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