Founding Convention of the CIO

Founding Convention of the CIO is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, dedicated 1997.

Allegheny County · dedicated 1997 · North Commons Drive, at MLK Elementary, near Allegheny Center, Pittsburgh

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Near here on Nov. 14, 1938, the first convention of the Congress of Industrial Organizations was held. 34 international unions were represented. Pittsburgh's Philip Murray was president from 1940 to 1952.

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