On episode one of Organize the Unorganized: The Rise of the CIO , we explore the conditions that led to the founding of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. We first dive into the history of the organization from which the CIO broke off, the American Federation of Labor. Then, we discuss three key developments that raised workers’ expectations in the lead-up to the CIO’s inauguration: the broken promises of welfare capitalism, the National Industrial Recovery Act, and the mass strikes of 1934.
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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