Labor
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The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) emerged as a powerful labor force between 1930 and 1945, largely due to the contributions of radical organizers and leftists, often disparaged yet pivotal in rallying unorganized workers. Their audacious tactics and commitment fostered significant gains in union representation amidst hostility from traditional labor leaders and the state.
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Mary Harris Jones, known as Mother Jones, was a pivotal American labor activist born in Ireland in 1837. She endured personal losses that fueled her advocacy for workers’ rights, focusing on labor struggles and child labor. Her fervent activism made her a prominent figure in labor history until her death in 1930, inspiring future movements.
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