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Haymarket Originals: Fragile Juggernaut

Haymarket Originals
Labor Movement
Congress Of Industrial Organizations
Communist Party
Industrial Democracy
World War I
Great Migration
CIO
Great Depression
Ludlow Massacre
Economic Recession
American Federation Of Labor (AFL)
Immigrant Workers
Steel Industry
New Deal
Fdr's New Deal
Industrial Unionism
Fascism
Popular Front
Anti-Fascism
Roosevelt Recession

Haymarket Originals is a new home for audio deep dives, by and for the left—brought to you by Haymarket Books. The first Haymarket Originals project is FRAGILE JUGGERNAUT: WHAT WAS THE CIO? Through a limited run of twenty episodes, a group of labor historians and organizers will revisit the near-mythical history of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)—and the high water mark of US labor ... more

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This “coda" is our last episode in the mainline of this series on the meaning of the CIO, and here, the whole organizing committee gets together to discuss some of the larger themes and debates that an overview of this historical sequence can inspire... more

Episode 20 of Fragile Juggernaut takes us from 1950 to 1955—the end of the line for the CIO. At the beginning of the story, the expulsion of the left-led unions was a recent wound, and the Cold War liberalism of figures like Walter Reuther seemed lik... more

Episode 19 of Fragile Juggernaut weighs up the results of the struggle for hegemony in the 1945-1946 strike wave over the next several years. While millions of workers participated in militant actions, their strikes were uncoordinated and politically... more

The sudden end of World War II was met with both exultation and terror. While millions of Americans understood that the killing abroad could come to an end, the fate of the depression economy that had only been revived by wartime mobilization now hun... more

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Recent Guests

Alex Press
Staff writer for Jacobin and labor activist
Jacobin
Episode: 21. Coda
Toni Gilpin
Author and labor historian specializing in the history of workers' rights movements.
Episode: 20. Merger
Tej Nagaraja
Assistant professor of labor history at Cornell's Industrial Labor Relations School.
Cornell University
Episode: 18. Reconversion
Nelson Lichtenstein
Historian and author of 'Labor's War at Home, The CIO in World War II'
Episode: 17. War
Josh Freeman
Historian of the working class and author of 'Working Class New York'
History Department
Episode: 14. Working-Class New York
Professor Ahmed White
Professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison
University of Wisconsin Madison
Episode: 13. Impasse: 1937-1939
Nikil Saval
Pennsylvania State Senator and author of the book Cubed
Pennsylvania State Government
Episode: 12. White Collar
Shannan Clark
Teaches history at Montclair State University and author of The Making of the American Creative Class
Montclair State University
Episode: 12. White Collar
Judith Stepan-Norris
Historian and author focusing on labor movements and the Communist Party’s impact within them.
Author of "Left Out," "Reds in America’s Industrial Unions," and others
Episode: 11. Who Gets the Bird? Communists and the CIO

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Andrew Elrod
Host and member of the organizing committee with insights into labor dynamics.
Ben Mabie
Host and member of the organizing committee discussing labor's historical context.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 164 ratings
  • Terrific show!

    Small editing error 50m mark of 9/17 coda episode—two voices speaking over each other—otherwise 100!

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    5
    AWKWERD
    United States2 months ago
  • Inspiring Labor history!

    Knowing working class history can help us fight! We need more fantastic podcasts like this

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    linksrutsch
    Germany8 months ago
  • Be like UE, not USW

    Absolutely essential listen for modern organizers inside and outside of the labor movement.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Harry Bridges (real)
    United Statesa year ago
  • Episode proposal

    While labor has learned from this history, so has management. In the show from Socialism 2024, Emma says that investment strikes are one managements strategy. As she suggests, this applies to the current UAW strike threat against Stellantis. You touch on management strategies as each struggle is depicted in the podcast. Could you have an episode that covers the continuity and innovations in the evolution of capitalist corporations’ strategies against the labor movement over the whole sweep of th... more

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    DetroiterRon
    United Statesa year ago
  • Fine educational show

    I disagree with some points but deeply appreciate the show. Especially impressed to hear Judy Stepan Norris as guest (whom I’ve met). Following the listener who corrected pronunciation of Reading PA, when I was in the UE (as shop worker and steward), the name Matles rhymed with hatless, not rattles. But we could have been wrong in assuming that.

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17. War
Q: What do you think was gained and what do you think was lost for the CIO?
An institutional weight and security was gained, but there was a certain kind of political timidity and reliance on government control that constrains rank-and-file activism.
8. The Spirit of 1936
Q: How would you describe the Second New Deal?
It's a way of talking about the transformation of the administration in retrospect and the politics of the period.
Bonus Episode: What the CIO Reveals About the Movement Today
Q: Was there ever serious consideration within the CIO for launching a labor party?
Yes, there was significant discussion about a labor party within the CIO, especially around 1949, but the failure to achieve it was influenced by political dynamics, including the reliance on the Democratic Party.
Bonus Episode: What the CIO Reveals About the Movement Today
Q: What should we learn from the Popular Front era about political engagement in the labor movement today?
The Popular Front allowed broader coalitions to emerge and linked various working-class movements, suggesting that contemporary unions can also engage in wider political struggles without losing their focus on workplace issues.
Bonus Episode: What the CIO Reveals About the Movement Today
Q: What does the current labor movement need to consider regarding the role of the NLRB and its effectiveness?
The labor movement should not overly rely on the proceduralism of the NLRB, as historical experiences show that it can limit the dynamism and grassroots organizing necessary to build real power among workers.

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Focusing on the historical significance of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), this podcast unpacks the intricate dynamics of labor movements in the United States, particularly during the 1930s and 1940s. Through a mix of detailed discussions, analysis of key events, and insights from labor historians and activists, episodes explore the organization's rise, its internal challenges, and its impact on contemporary labor struggles. Topics often intermingle with modern labor issues, providing an engaging dialogue between past and present, and highlighting the ongoing relevance of labor activism today. This series is especially notable for its critical examinations of labor history through a leftist lens, making it a unique resource ... more

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