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IUE-CIO forms with 130 locals and 225000 members
The new electrical union IUE-CIO holds its first convention in Philadelphia and reports rapid growth since chartering to replace the old UE. It lists 130 locals and about 225,000 members with more joining daily, while facing court and NLRB battles and aiming to close wage gaps and win pensions.
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CIO
Ivue-Cio
Communist Party
Ive-Cio
Philadelphia
Jim Carey
Iue-Cio
W Organizatio
Carey
NLRB
Phil Murray
IUE
Philip Murray
Emil Rieve
Textile Workers Union
CIO Sec
Treas
James B. Carey
Int
Union of Electrical Radio & Machine Workers
United Electrical Workers