Saturday, September 12, 2009

Labor's Untold Story- William Z. Foster And The Union Organizing Struggles Of 1919

Click on title to link to Wikipedia's entry for labor organizer and American Communist Party leader William Z. Foster in his early, pre-Stalinist days. He will be the subject of much more discussion about early communist work in the trade unions and about his Trade Union Educational League (TUEL) that was a proto-type for a political labor caucus in the unions.

Every Month Is Labor History Month

This Commentary is part of a series under the following general title: Labor’s Untold Story- Reclaiming Our Labor History In Order To Fight Another Day-And Win!

As a first run through, and in some cases until I can get enough other sources in order to make a decent presentation, I will start with short entries on each topic that I will eventually go into greater detail about. Or, better yet, take my suggested topic and run with it yourself.

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