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Labor Age
''Labor Age'' was a monthly political magazine published from 1922 to 1933. The publisher was by the Labor Publication Society. History Establishment ''Labor Age'' succeeded the ''Socialist Review'', journal of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society. It advocated industrial unionism, economic planning, and workers' education (especially the activities of Brookwood Labor College). It reported extensively on innovative tactics for organizing nonunion workers in mass production industries, identifying tactics that would become standard procedure for union organizers in the 1930s and 1940s. The ''Socialist Review'' and ''Labor Age'' were the official publications of the League for Industrial Democracy from 1921–1929. In May 1929, the editors of ''Labor Age'' helped to form the Conference for Progressive Labor Action (CPLA) in order to counter what they considered growing pro-business tendencies in the American Federation of Labor. Demise In 1932, the CPLA voted to supplement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Budenz
Louis Francis Budenz (pronounced "byew-DENZ"; July 17, 1891 – April 27, 1972) was an American activist and writer, as well as a Soviet espionage agent and head of the ''Buben group'' of spies. He began as a labor activist and became a member of the Communist Party USA. In 1945, Budenz renounced Communism and became a vocal anti-Communist, appearing as an expert witness at governmental hearings and writing about his experiences. Background Budenz was born on July 17, 1891 in Indianapolis, Indiana, a grandson of German and Irish immigrants, being raised on the Southside in a mostly German and Irish Catholic neighborhood around Fountain Square. He attended St. John's Catholic High School in Indianapolis, Xavier University in Cincinnati, and St. Mary's College in Topeka, Kansas before receiving his LL.B. from Indianapolis Law School in 1912. Career Labor supporter Budenz's role in the labor movement began from a Catholic perspective. In 1915, working with the Central Bure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |