EPISODE · Feb 15, 2026 · 1 MIN
February 15 - The CIO Purges Its Militants
from Labor History in 2:00 · host The Rick Smith Show
On this day in Labor History the year was 1950. That was the day that the Red Scare took its toll on the US Labor Movement. The Congress of Industrial Organizations expelled the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers for their alleged Communist ties.
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