Tag Archives: CSO
Catholic Labor Institute in Los Angeles
The Catholic Labor Institute in Los Angeles worked the Community Service Organization and garment and steel workers to advance a progressive, non-Communist agenda after World War II. Continue reading
Posted in California, Religious, Unions
Tagged CSO, ILGWU, Roybal, Tony Rios, UE, USWA
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Noncitizen Old Age Pensions in California
At the urging of CSO and its allies, the California state legislature voted to provide noncitizens old-age pensions in 1961. Continue reading
Posted in Books, California, Presidential Politics, Religious, Unions, Veterans
Tagged CSO, Dolores Huerta, JFK, Pat Brown, Roybal
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Cruz Reynoso, Feature of New Film
The film “Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice” provides a compelling portrait of former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso. This article examines Reynoso’s little known political history. Continue reading
