On the second episode of Organized the Unorganized: The Rise of the CIO , we discuss the institutional formation of the CIO and meet some of the organization’s key personalities. We learn about figures such as John L. Lewis, whose bold leadership came at a decisive moment in history, and Sidney Hillman, the only other real center of power besides Lewis in the early CIO. Finally, we hear about some of the CIO’s key organizers, most of whom hailed from the United Mine Workers of America.
Organize the Unorganized: The Rise of the CIO is a limited-run history
podcast telling the story of the CIO through the voices of labor historians.
Hosted by Benjamin Y. Fong and produced by the Center for Work & Democracy at
Arizona State University with Jacobin. Find the full show notes for this
episode at
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