Aug. 11, 1937: 85 years ago, Aug 11 1937, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) [...]
85 years ago, Aug 11 1937, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) issued a charter for the International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union, officially founding the ILWU. Today, the ILWU represents over 45,000 workers on the Pacific West Coast and in Hawaii
One of the most progressive unions in the country, the ILWU’s early political origins include organizing with the IWW, whose famous slogan, “An injury to one is an injury to all,” the union would adopt, and the 1934 San Francisco General Strike
You can find a full history of the ILWU and their origins on the union’s website:
