The Harry Cyril Read papers. 1917-1968.
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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...
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The AFL and CIO merged in 1955 as an umbrella organization for skilled trade and industrial unions. Its regional office in Baltimore represented worker interests against this railroad merger. From the description of AFL-CIO response to merger of Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads, 1962-1963. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 238572652 Created by merger of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955. ...
Read, Lucy.
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Read, Harry Cyril, 1892-1957.
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Harry Cyril Read was born on May 13, 1892, in Chicago, Illinois, to Harry Carleton and Margaret Ann (Griffin) Read. He attended Chicago grade schools and later worked on a business degree at Northwestern University from 1919 to 1921. Prior to his higher education work, he served in the United States Army during World War I as a sergeant major of the 346th Tank Battalion. After returning from the war, he married Mary Sue Kain on December 10, 1918. They had three children: Harry Carleton, John Kai...
