The second session for 2025 of the Harry Bridges School of Labor was on organizing black workers in the formation of Industrial Unions. In this session, we:
-Review the history of Black workers in America leading up to the organizing drives for industrial unions.
-Look at organizing during the Great Depression, including the Unemployed Councils.
-Highlight the organizing drive of tobacco workers at RJ Reynolds in Winston-Salem, NC with the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers (FTA) Local 22.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:15 Section 1: Historical Background of Black Workers in America and an Overview of Organizing Black Workers in Meat Packing and Sleeping Car Porters.
12:40 Q&A 1
14:10 Section 2: Industrial Organizing and the Great Depression
26:50 Q&A 2
39:25 Section 3: Organizing the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural, and Allied Workers Local 22
51:20 Q&A 3
53:30 Conclusion
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