Allegheny Center in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Founding Convention of the CIO
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 21, 2012
1. Founding Convention of the CIO Marker
Near here on November 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 1940-1952.
Erected 1997 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Labor Unions. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1903.
Location. 40° 27.26′ N, 80° 0.275′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Allegheny Center. It is on North Commons east of Montgomery Place, on the right when traveling west. Located in front of Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15212, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: James Hay Reed (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles Taze Russell (about 600 feet away); First Free Public Library Building in the United States (about 600 feet away); Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science (about 800 feet away); Allegheny Commons (approx. 0.2 miles
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Also see . . .
1. Founding Convention of the CIO [Steel and Great Depression] - Behind the Marker. Explore PA History website entry (Submitted on June 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. What We Care About. AFL-CIO website entry (Submitted on February 4, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 9, 2011
2. Founding Convention of the CIO Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 21, 2012
3. Founding Convention of the CIO Marker
Photographed by Unknown, 1938
4. First Constitutional Convention of the Congress of Industrial Organizations
After a series of successful strikes in the auto and steel industries, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in 1938 split from the AFL and held its founding convention at the Islam Grotto in Pittsburgh, from November 14-18. In 1941, the CIO-affiliated United Steel Workers of America would finally win recognition from Little Steel – Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, National Steel, Inland Steel American Rolling Mills and Republic Steel –through strikes and crucial changes in the National Labor Relations Board.
Archives and Labor Collection, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,281 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on February 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on August 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
