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50 Years of IUE History The IUE was born on November 2nd 1949, but its history can be traced back to 1933, when IUE's first President, James B. Carey helped worker organizations in radio, manufacturing and related industries establish a national union, the National Radio and Allied Trades. That union became part of the historic Committee of Industrial Organizations (CIO). Three years later, the radio group became the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers. Sixteen years later, the IUE was formed amidst bitter battles against anti-democratic influences in industrial unions. Ever since, the union has fiercely guarded its democratic mandate from local unions up to the international union, handing members the power to direct and determine their own futures. Described as a "union in a hurry" by CIO President Phillip Murray, IUE hit the ground running. From Carey through the administrations of Paul Jennings, David Fitzmaurice, William H. Bywater and Edward Fire, IUE elected leaders and members have fought for - and won - dignity, a meaningful voice on the job, a decent standard of living and a better way of life. While the acronym IUE remained the same through the years, the full name reflects the Union's dynamic changes. The most recent came in 1987, when the United Furniture Workers of American merged with the IUE, creating the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers, AFL-CIO. IUE spent 50 years fighting for workers . . . winning better wages and benefits in our contracts. . . taking the lead in the civil rights and women's movement . . .seeking stronger safety, health and other laws affecting workers on Capitol Hill. From the shop floor to the bargaining table, from the picket lines to the halls of Congress, IUE always stood up for what was fair, just and right for working Americans and their families.
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