Jacobin Radio Organize the Unorganized: Taking Stock
Jan 30, 2024
Guest Lizabeth Cohen discusses the 'culture of unity' bred by the CIO. The podcast explores the factors and tactics that led to the CIO's success in achieving industrial unionism. It also delves into workers' desires for fairness in wages and benefits, as well as the goals and motivations of workers during the CIO era. Additionally, it examines the history of unions in relation to race, gender, and equality, and explores the rise of social unionism through the actions of the CIO.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Factors and Tactics of the CIO's Success in Achieving Industrial Unionism
02:04 • 13min
Workers' Belief in America and Desire for Fairness
15:08 • 2min
Desire for Fairness and Workplace Contractualism
16:49 • 5min
Goals and Motivations of Workers during the CIO Era
21:33 • 22min
Unions and Race, Gender, and Equality
43:14 • 4min
Social Unionism and the Role of the CIO
47:08 • 2min