Henry, Ben A. papers, 1909-1976.

Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)

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The Committee for Industrial Organization was formed by the presidents of eight international unions in 1935. The presidents of these unions were dissatisfied with the American Federation of Labor's unwillingness to commit itself to a program of organizing industrial unions. In 1936, the A.F. of L. suspended the ten unions which proceeded to organize an independent federation, the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The CIO subsequently became the A.F. of L.'s chief rival for the leadership of...

American Federation of Labor. Committee for Industrial Organization

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Iowa-Nebraska States Industrial Union Council.

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United mine workers of America

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Henry, Ben A., 1899-1976.

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Born in Higbee, Missouri in 1899, Henry lived in Mystic, Iowa where his father was a coal miner. Henry joined the United Mine Workers at age 14 and held various union offices until becoming an official of UMW District 13 (Iowa) in 1932. In 1937 he was assigned to the staff of the CIO and in 1939 he became Regional Director. In 1938 he became the first secretary-treasurer of the Iowa-Nebraska States Industrial Union Council and then president in 1941. He served as CIO regional director, then as a...

United Mine Workers of America. District 13 (Iowa)

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