The road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell Orwell's examinations of the conditions for the working class in the north of England prior to World War Two and how he became a socialist.
Where is Juliet Stuart Poyntz? An article by Carlo Tresca on Juliet Stuart Poyntz, a Communist Party USA member who is believed to have been abducted and murdered by a Soviet…
Personal histories of the early CIO Transcript of a talk given by 5 people who were involved in CIO organizing in the 1930s.
What next for the American workers? - United Workers Party of America Pamphlet from the United Workers Party of America, soon to be known as the Council Communists, which…
World wide fascism or world revolution? Manifesto and program of the United Workers Party of America Manifesto and Program of the United Workers Party of America, soon to be known as…
Bolshevism or communism: on the question of a new Communist Party and the "Fourth" International A piece discussing the Left Opposition and Trotksyism from the point of view of …
Race and the CIO: the possibilities for racial egalitarianism during the 1930s and 1940s An essay by Michael Goldfield, identifying what he believes are the most important…
"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.
The CIO: from reform to reaction - E. Jones In popular mythology, the CIO was a revolutionary union in the tradition of the IWW. In actuality, the CIO was created by those opposed to the…
"We are all leaders": a symposium on a collection of essays dealing with alternative unionism in the early 1930s A collection of reviews and commentary on Staughton Lynd's book of 1930s labor history.
1934 Minneapolis Teamsters strike photo gallery Images from the 1934 Teamsters strike in Minneapolis, one of the most iconic strikes in American history. The strikers shut down transport of…
One day in July: Remembering the 1934 Minneapolis Teamster strike An article written on the 1934 strike in Minneapolis for the 'One Day in July' festival.
