Abstract
The purpose of this essay is to propose a new answer to the question of "what happened to the Congress of Industrial Organizations?" Lynd argues the CIO became what its creator, United Mine Workers (UMW) president John L. Lewis, intended it to be. This approach is juxtaposed with the approach taken by A.J. Muste, who helped to lead the cotton textile strike of 1919 to victory, then founded the Brookwood Labor School—probably the most radical and effective school for workers in American history.
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Lynd, Staughton
(2017)
"John L. Lewis and His Critics: Some Forgotten Labor History That Still Matters Today,"
Class, Race and Corporate Power: Vol. 5:
Iss.
2, Article 3.
DOI: 10.25148/CRCP.5.2.006507
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/classracecorporatepower/vol5/iss2/3
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