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Lewis Plans Expansion of CIO Organizing Efforts
John L. Lewis, returning from coal field triumphs, calls CIO executive board to meet in Washington on June 13 to plan expanded organizing drives. Reports suggest possible shifts into AFL strongholds, especially in building trades. The move comes as White House brokered CIO AFL peace talks remain unsettled and- Lewis later labeled Roosevelt’s Geneva labor delegation absence a slight to CIO.
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