Tag: American Feder ation of State
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John L. Lewis and His Critics: Some Forgotten Labor History That Still Matters Today
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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,…