Tag Archives: ILGWU
Latinas and Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Two young Latinas were among the victims of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Continue reading
Luisa Moreno’s 1949 Address to California CIO
Luisa Moreno was the highest profile Latina in the labor movement of the 1930s and 1940s. Facing deportation for her leftist views, she addressed the 1949 California CIO Council. Here speech is reprinted here. Continue reading
Posted in Activist Profiles, California, Northeast, South, Southwest, Unions
Tagged CIO, CMIU, Cold War, ILGWU, UCAPAWA/FTA
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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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