![]() ![]() Ch5: The Washington Commonwealth Federation and Washington Pension Union by Jennifer Phipps Turning to union organizing in 1933, the CP played a role in the successful campaigns to build unions of longshore workers, timber workers, and others. Ch4: Organizing Unions - The 1930s and 1940s by Brian Grijalva In the early 1930s the Party attracted new members after it launched the Unemployed Councils and waged militant battles for relief assistance for the homeless and unemployed. The Depression brought challenges and opportunities. Ch2: Rough Beginnings - The 1920s by Daeha Koįounded in 1919, the Party faced severe repression and locked itself in sectarian battles with other left and labor groups during its first decade.Ĭh3: Organizing the Unemployed - The Early 1930s by Gordon Black History of the Communist Party of Washington State: Introduction by James GregoryĪn overview of the history of the Communist movement in Washington State, this essay introduces the nine chapter narrative history of Communism in Washington State. Then read the rest sequentially as chronological chapters or skip around. For a quick overview start with the timeline created by Marian Spath and Gordon Black. Here in nine chapters is the decade by decade story of the CP in one of the states where the party made its greatest impact. Historical accounts of the Communist Party in particular locales are rare. A Brief History of the Communist Party in Washington State 1919-2002 ![]()
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