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Marine Workers Industrial Union

January 01, 1970

The Marine Workers Industrial Union (MWIU) was a short-lived union (1930-1935), initiated by the Communist Party of the USA (CPUSA).

Marine Workers Industrial Union (MWIU)
Marine Workers' Industrial Union of the USA
MergedInternational Seamen's Union
FoundedApril 30, 1930
Dissolved1935
HeadquartersNew York City
Location
Members
14,000
Key people
Roy Hudson
AffiliationsTUUL

History edit

In 1927, CPUSA member George Mink traveled to the USSR, attended the fourth congress of the Profintern, and returned to the US as the Profintern's representative of a Transport Workers International Committee for Propaganda and Agitation (TWICP&A) to organize maritime workers in the US. Working with William Z. Foster's Trade Union Educational League (TUEL), he established a Marine Workers Progressive League (MWPL) by 1928. During the CPUSA's factional in-fighting 1928-1929 between followers of James P. Cannon, Jay Lovestone, and Foster,[1] Mink laid low. When Joseph Stalin appointed Foster as head of the CPUSA in 1929, Mink continued his efforts with marine workers.[2]

On April 26–27, 1930, a Marine Workers' League of New York (itself organized in 1928 by the Trade Union Unity League or "TUUL") called a convention that created the Marine Workers' Industrial Union of the USA. This national convention followed coastal conventions held during 1928–1930. The convention adopted a constitution,[3] openly supported the USSR, and elected three delegates to attend the fifth world congress of the Red International of Labor Unions or "Profintern" (itself an arm of the Communist International or "Comintern").[4] The MWIU openly affiliated with TUUL.[4][5] According to another source, MWIU decided against TUUL and decided instead to affiliate with the Profintern's Red International of Transport Workers[6] via an International Seamen and Harbors Workers Union (ISH),[7] based in Hamburg, Germany.[2]

During the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, the International Seamen's Union and the Marine Transport Workers (MTW) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) joined the strike.[8]

In 1935, Roy Hudson, a ranking MWIU official, dissolved the union (then, with 14,000 members) without a vote, and the International Seamen's Union of America succeeded to it.[5]

Slogan edit

"Full economic, social and political equality for whites, Negroes and Asiatics!"[4]

Offices edit

MWIU's headquarters was at 410 Broad Street, New York City. It had US offices in Buffalo, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans, Houson, San Pedro, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Seattle. It had overseas offices in London, Newcastle, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Antwerp, Hamburg, Bremen, Leningrad, Archangel, Vladivostok[4]

Members edit

Publications edit

  • Marine Workers Voice[5] (inherited from the Marine Workers' League TUUL[4])

Legacy edit

In 1963,[10] Nelson Bruce helped found the Marine Workers Historical Association, which included records of the MWIU.[11]

In 1980, George Morris (American writer) described his recollections of the MWIU during the 1934 strike in his oral history.[12]

Union 51 of the Industrial Workers of the World today bears almost the same name: Marine Workers Industrial Union 51.[13]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Chambers, Whittaker (May 1952). Witness. New York: Random House. p. 799. ISBN 9780895269157. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Pedersen, Vernon L. (2000). "George Mink, the Marine Workers Industrial Union, and the Comintern in America". Labor History: 310–312. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ Constitution and Preamble, Marine Workers Industrial Union. Marine Workers Industrial Union. 1930. p. 18. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e N. Sparks (1930). The Struggle of the Marine Workers (PDF). International Pamphlets (International Publishers). pp. 49–50, 59–61, 63. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Investigation of Un-American Propaganda Activities". USGPO. 1940. p. 6458 (Curran, MWIU, Hudson), 6478–9 (MWIU, Hudson), 6515 (Jones), 6532 (Marine Workers Voice, affiliation). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Opening of the Profintern Congress" (PDF). International Press Correspondence (Inprecor). 7 December 1922. p. 892. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  7. ^ Weiss, Holger (1995). "The International of Seamen and Harbour Workers – A Radical Global Labour Union of the Waterfront or a Subversive World-Wide Web?". International Communism and Transnational Solidarity: Radical Networks, Mass Movements and Global Politics, 1919–1939. pp. 256–317. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. ^ Bekken, Jon (1995). "Marine Transport Workers IU 510 (IWW): Direct Action Unionism". Libertarian Labor Review: 12. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. ^ Kimeldorf, Howard (1988). Reds or Rackets?: The Making of Radical and Conservative Unions on the Waterfront. University of California Press. p. 219. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. ^ "About". Marine Workers Historical Association. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Guide to the Bruce Nelson Research Files on Maritime Workers TAM 585]". New York University - Tamiment Library. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  12. ^ Morris, George; Kimeldorf, Howard (2 September 1980). "Morris (George) interview". New Century Publishers. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Marine Workers Industrial Union 51". Industrial Workers of the World. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

External links edit

  • 4 Fighting Years: A Short History of the Marine Workers Industrial Union : a Letter to Ships' Delegates. Marine Workers Industrial Union. 1933. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  • Nelson, Bruce (1990). "Red Unionism: The Communist Party and the Marine Workers Industrial Union". Workers on the Waterfront: Seamen, Longshoremen, and Unionism in the 1930s. University of Illinois Press. p. 352. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  • Pedersen, Vernon L. (20 December 2019). The Communist Party on the American Waterfront: Revolution, Reform, and the Quest for Power. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 232. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  • Guide to the Bruce Nelson Research Files on Maritime Workers TAM 585
  • Oral History: George Morris (1980) Part 1
  • Oral History: George Morris (1980) Part 2
  • Oral History: George Morris (1980) Part 3
  • Oral History: George Morris (1980) Part 4

January 01, 1970
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The Marine Workers Industrial Union MWIU was a short lived union 1930 1935 initiated by the Communist Party of the USA CPUSA Marine Workers Industrial Union MWIU Marine Workers Industrial Union of the USAMergedInternational Seamen s UnionFoundedApril 30 1930Dissolved1935HeadquartersNew York CityLocationUnited StatesMembers14 000Key peopleRoy HudsonAffiliationsTUUL Contents 1 History 2 Slogan 3 Offices 4 Members 5 Publications 6 Legacy 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editIn 1927 CPUSA member George Mink traveled to the USSR attended the fourth congress of the Profintern and returned to the US as the Profintern s representative of a Transport Workers International Committee for Propaganda and Agitation TWICP amp A to organize maritime workers in the US Working with William Z Foster s Trade Union Educational League TUEL he established a Marine Workers Progressive League MWPL by 1928 During the CPUSA s factional in fighting 1928 1929 between followers of James P Cannon Jay Lovestone and Foster 1 Mink laid low When Joseph Stalin appointed Foster as head of the CPUSA in 1929 Mink continued his efforts with marine workers 2 On April 26 27 1930 a Marine Workers League of New York itself organized in 1928 by the Trade Union Unity League or TUUL called a convention that created the Marine Workers Industrial Union of the USA This national convention followed coastal conventions held during 1928 1930 The convention adopted a constitution 3 openly supported the USSR and elected three delegates to attend the fifth world congress of the Red International of Labor Unions or Profintern itself an arm of the Communist International or Comintern 4 The MWIU openly affiliated with TUUL 4 5 According to another source MWIU decided against TUUL and decided instead to affiliate with the Profintern s Red International of Transport Workers 6 via an International Seamen and Harbors Workers Union ISH 7 based in Hamburg Germany 2 During the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike the International Seamen s Union and the Marine Transport Workers MTW of the Industrial Workers of the World IWW joined the strike 8 In 1935 Roy Hudson a ranking MWIU official dissolved the union then with 14 000 members without a vote and the International Seamen s Union of America succeeded to it 5 Slogan edit Full economic social and political equality for whites Negroes and Asiatics 4 Offices editMWIU s headquarters was at 410 Broad Street New York City It had US offices in Buffalo Boston Philadelphia Baltimore New Orleans Houson San Pedro San Francisco Sacramento and Seattle It had overseas offices in London Newcastle Bordeaux Copenhagen Antwerp Hamburg Bremen Leningrad Archangel Vladivostok 4 Members editRoy Hudson national MWIU secretary 9 Al Lannon MWIU organizer Joe Curran future president of the National Maritime Union NMU 5 Harry Hynes MWIU organizer who disagreed with Samuel Adams Darcy Hayes Jones later editor of the Lake newsletter of the NMU 5 George Mink MWIU member Ferdinand Smith MWIU memberPublications editMarine Workers Voice 5 inherited from the Marine Workers League TUUL 4 Legacy editIn 1963 10 Nelson Bruce helped found the Marine Workers Historical Association which included records of the MWIU 11 In 1980 George Morris American writer described his recollections of the MWIU during the 1934 strike in his oral history 12 Union 51 of the Industrial Workers of the World today bears almost the same name Marine Workers Industrial Union 51 13 See also edit nbsp Organized labour portal International Seamen s UnionReferences edit Chambers Whittaker May 1952 Witness New York Random House p 799 ISBN 9780895269157 Retrieved 29 December 2019 a b Pedersen Vernon L 2000 George Mink the Marine Workers Industrial Union and the Comintern in America Labor History 310 312 Retrieved 15 June 2021 Constitution and Preamble Marine Workers Industrial Union Marine Workers Industrial Union 1930 p 18 Retrieved 15 June 2021 a b c d e N Sparks 1930 The Struggle of the Marine Workers PDF International Pamphlets International Publishers pp 49 50 59 61 63 Retrieved 14 June 2021 a b c d e Investigation of Un American Propaganda Activities USGPO 1940 p 6458 Curran MWIU Hudson 6478 9 MWIU Hudson 6515 Jones 6532 Marine Workers Voice affiliation Retrieved 14 June 2021 Opening of the Profintern Congress PDF International Press Correspondence Inprecor 7 December 1922 p 892 Retrieved 15 June 2021 Weiss Holger 1995 The International of Seamen and Harbour Workers A Radical Global Labour Union of the Waterfront or a Subversive World Wide Web International Communism and Transnational Solidarity Radical Networks Mass Movements and Global Politics 1919 1939 pp 256 317 Retrieved 14 June 2021 Bekken Jon 1995 Marine Transport Workers IU 510 IWW Direct Action Unionism Libertarian Labor Review 12 Retrieved 14 June 2021 Kimeldorf Howard 1988 Reds or Rackets The Making of Radical and Conservative Unions on the Waterfront University of California Press p 219 Retrieved 27 January 2021 About Marine Workers Historical Association Retrieved 13 June 2021 Guide to the Bruce Nelson Research Files on Maritime Workers TAM 585 New York University Tamiment Library 22 June 2018 Retrieved 13 June 2021 Morris George Kimeldorf Howard 2 September 1980 Morris George interview New Century Publishers Retrieved 13 June 2021 Marine Workers Industrial Union 51 Industrial Workers of the World Retrieved 14 June 2021 External links edit4 Fighting Years A Short History of the Marine Workers Industrial Union a Letter to Ships Delegates Marine Workers Industrial Union 1933 Retrieved 15 June 2021 Nelson Bruce 1990 Red Unionism The Communist Party and the Marine Workers Industrial Union Workers on the Waterfront Seamen Longshoremen and Unionism in the 1930s University of Illinois Press p 352 Retrieved 15 June 2021 Pedersen Vernon L 20 December 2019 The Communist Party on the American Waterfront Revolution Reform and the Quest for Power Rowman amp Littlefield p 232 Retrieved 15 June 2021 Guide to the Bruce Nelson Research Files on Maritime Workers TAM 585 Oral History George Morris 1980 Part 1 Oral History George Morris 1980 Part 2 Oral History George Morris 1980 Part 3 Oral History George Morris 1980 Part 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marine Workers Industrial Union amp oldid 1213717253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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