Haymarket Originals: Fragile Juggernaut

6. Passing Laws, Breaking Jaws: The Wagner Act and the Founding of the CIO

Apr 4, 2024
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Eric Blanc
Special guest Eric Blanc discusses the passage of the Wagner Act and the founding of the CIO, highlighting the significance of transformative labor laws and the raucous AFL convention in Atlantic City. The episode delves into high politics, institutional history, and the impact of autonomous state actors on historical change.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
Labor Rights in NIRA Legislation and Economic Shifts
04:35 • 21min
3
The Wagner Act: A Working-Class Victory
26:00 • 15min
4
The Impact of the Wagner Act on Labor Relations
40:41 • 29min
5
Exploring the Legal Complexities of Defining Company Unions and Protecting Workers' Rights
01:09:53 • 2min
6
The Evolution of Labor Relations under the Wagner Act
01:12:00 • 16min
7
The Founding of the CIO and Challenges within the AFL
01:28:24 • 4min
8
Transformative Shift in Labor Organizing
01:32:44 • 8min
9
The Emergence of the Committee of Industrial Organization
01:40:50 • 27min
10
Reshaping National Politics: CIO's First Organizing Drives in 1936
02:08:15 • 2min