Putting labor’s house in order: the Transport Workers Union and labor anti-Communism in Miami during the 1940s

An essay by Alex Lichtenstein about how 'red-baiting' and anti-Communism effected a CIO union in Miami during the 1940s.

Originally appeared in Labor Histoy, Vol. 39, No. I , 1998

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I just printed it out to read

I just printed it out to read at home. looked interesting. an event and place i know little about. thanks for putting up this piece of local history.

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