New York City CIO Scrapbook, 1940-1948
Collection Number: 5270
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
New York City CIO Scrapbook, 1940-1948
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5270
Abstract:
A large scrap book consisting of clippings from New York daily newspapers, labor union
journals and publications of the Greater New York Industrial Union Council covering
the period of its existence, 1940-1948.
Creator:
Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)
Quanitities:
0.61 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
The Greater New York Industrial Union was organized in 1938. As with all city central
labor bodies, its objects were by united action to protect, maintain and advance the
interests of the affiliated unions and membership in this territory, to extend unionism
on the basis of industrial organization, to secure legislation in the interests of
working people and cooperate with the state and national CIO. The Council was composed
of delegates from affiliated local unions in the City of New York and vicinity.
Its official organization was founded July 24, 1940 at a special congress of representatives
of CIO affiliates held at the Hotel Mc Alpin. Allan S. Haywood, National Director
of the CIO and former President of the New York State CIO presided. Joseph Curran,
President of the National Maritime Union and Saul Kills, a member of the American
Newspaper Guild were unanimously elected first president and secretary-treasurer,
respectively. By June 1942, the Council represented 500,000 members of some 250 CIO
locals in greater New York.
By 1948, communism in labor unions was a serious issue. A special subcommittee of
the House of Representatives of Congress was appointed to investigate communist infiltration
in labor unions and several New York City CIO unions were investigated, among them
the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America and the Teachers Union
of the City of New York, United Public Workers of America and Department Store Employees
Union.
The City Council planned a mass picketing demonstration to protest the House investigation
and to promote Henry Wallace as a candidate for President on a third party ticket.
This split the New York Council in two. Several right wing unions withdrew, protesting
the use of an economic weapon for purely political purposes and the Council's refusal
to follow the National CIO policy which opposed Wallace's third party and supported
the European Recovery Program.
CIO President Philip Murray appointed a three man board in October to hear charges
against the Council's officers, and the Board reported to Mr. Murray that the Council
had been following a pro-communist line. The report was given to the National CIO
Executive Board, which revoked the Charter of the Council at the annual meeting in
November.
The New York State organization was made responsible for closing the offices and
liquidating the funds of the Council.
A large scrap book consisting of clippings from New York daily newspapers, labor union
journals and publications of the Greater New York Industrial Union Council covering
the period of its existence, 1940-1948.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
New York City CIO Scrapbook #5270. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)
Subjects:
Labor unions -- New York (State) -- New York
Labor unions and communism -- New York (State) -- New York
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Clippings: Blood Donation and ACWA
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1945-1946 |
Scope and Contents
May 1945 - January 26 1946
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Box 1 | Folder 2 |
CIO Pamphlets and Posters
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1943-1945 |
Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Chorus Audition and Veterans Pay Posters
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1946 |
Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Petitions, Posters and Pamphlets
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1946 |
Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Pamphlets and Posters
|
1946 |
Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Pamphlets and Posters
|
1947 |
Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Community Guide for Victory Pamphlets
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Box 1 | Folder 8 |
CIO Guide Booklets
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1943-1944 |
Box 1 | Folder 9 |
War-Related Pamphlets
|
1945 |
Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Bring-the-GI's-Home Petitions and Posters
|
1945-1946 |
Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Black Market Meat, Prices Petitions and Pamphlets
|
1946-1947 |
Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Miscellaneous Posters
|
1945-1946 |
Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Register-to-Vote Posters, Petition
|
1947 |
Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Voting Posters
|
1946-1947 |
Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Register to Vote and to Canvas Posters
|
1944-1945 |
Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Register to Vote Posters and Pamphlets
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1943-1944 |
Box 1 | Folder 17 |
CIO Rallies Posters
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1945-1947 |
Box 1 | Folder 18 |
Shop-Stewards Conference Posters
|
1946-1947 |
Box 1 | Folder 19 |
Housing and Jobs Conference Posters
|
1944-1945 |
Box 1 | Folder 20 |
Miscellaneous Conference Posters
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1943-1947 |
Box 1 | Folder 21 |
Unionize Your Block Poster
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1945 |
Box 2 | Folder 1 |
New York City. CIO. Scrapbook Contents. Newspaper Clippings
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Scope and Contents
Contents removed from box 1.
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