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CIO Political Action Committee Labor's Program for Better Housing

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.024 Author/Creator: CIO Political Action Committee Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1938 Pagination: 27 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Labor's Program for Better Housing," published by the CIO Political Action Committee dated 1938. This text delves into the quality of housing for lower-income families. Makes recommendations to secure better financing and better project management.

Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Labor
Housing
Unions
Quality of Life
Lower Class
Working Class
Welfare
The New Deal

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