Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee — (SWOC) In June 1936, the newly formed Committee of Industrial Organization targeted a bastion of antiunionism since the late 19th century the steel industry as their focus for trade union membership drives. They established the SWOC, led by… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
Steel Workers Organizing Committee — The Steel Workers Organizing Committee was one of two precursor labor organizations to the United Steelworkers. It was formed by the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) in 1936. It disbanded in 1942 to become the United Steel Workers of… … Wikipedia
Philip Murray — Infobox Person name = Philip Murray image size = 180px caption = Time Magazine, August 4, 1952. birth date = birth date|1886|5|25|mf=y birth place = death date = death date and age|1952|11|9|1886|5|25|mf=y death place = occupation = Labor leader… … Wikipedia
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers — The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers (commonly known as the AA) was an American labor union formed in 1876 and which represented iron and steel workers. It partnered with the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, CIO, in November,… … Wikipedia
Congress of Industrial Organizations — Logo of the Congress of Industrial Organizations The Congress of Industrial Organizations, or CIO, proposed by John L. Lewis in 1932, was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 … Wikipedia
Communists in the United States Labor Movement (1919–1937) — The Communist Party and its allies played an important role in the United States labor movement, particularly in the 1930s and 1940s, but never succeeded, with rare exceptions, either in bringing the labor movement around to its agenda or in… … Wikipedia
Iorwith Wilbur Abel — also known as I.W. Abel, (August 11, 1908 – August 10, 1987) was an American labor leader.Early life and union careerI.W. Abel was born in Magnolia, Ohio, in 1908, to John Franklin Abel, a German blacksmith, and Mary Ann (nee Jones) Abel, the… … Wikipedia
David J. McDonald — For other people named David McDonald, see David McDonald (disambiguation). David John McDonald (November 22, 1902 – August 8, 1979) was an American labor leader and president of the United Steelworkers of America from 1952 to 1965. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Gus Hall — (right) signing an autograph in 1984. Chairman of the Communist Party USA In office 1959–2000 Vice President … Wikipedia
United Steelworkers — ▪ American labour union in full United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union American labour union representing workers in metallurgical (metallurgy) industries … Universalium
