Left out: reds and America's industrial unions This study discusses the legacy of the Communist Party USA in the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) from the 1930s through the 1950s.
The Flint sit-down strike, 1936-1937 - Jeremy Brecher Jeremy Brecher's account of the great sit-down strike in the General Motors plants in Flint, 1936…
Akron rubber workers' struggles, 1933-1936 - Jeremy Brecher Jeremy Brecher's account of the struggles of rubber workers in Akron, Ohio, the centre of the…
Workers, employers and unions in the US sitdown strike wave, 1933-1937 - Jeremy Brecher Jeremy Brecher's excellent history and analysis of the wave of sitdown strikes in US from 1933-1937…
Strike! - Jeremy Brecher In possibly the best book on the American working class movement ever written, Jeremy Brecher narrates the hidden history of mass strikes from…
Punching out - Martin Glaberman Seminal text by Marty Glaberman detailing his experiences of wildcat strikes and union policing of the workforce during the heyday of the UAW in…
Planks for a platform and a few words about organizing - Staughton Lynd An article by Staughton Lynd on specific practices and contract clauses that he thinks Wobblies should support.
Personal histories of the early CIO Transcript of a talk given by 5 people who were involved in CIO organizing in the 1930s.
Unions and black liberation - Martin Glaberman A critical review by Martin Glaberman of the book, The Negro and the American Labor Movement. Originally appeared in Radical America (September…
Lest we forget: in tribute to the pioneers of the great Flint sit down strike - Ronda Hauben Retrospective look at conditions workers endured prior to the Flint sit down strike…
We'll let you know when to come back - Kermit Johnson First hand account of Kermit Johnson, rank and file chairman for the strike committee during the…
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…
