[Eva]

My grandparents were the victims of attempted murder by the CIO, after my grandfather was elected the first and only president of the CIOA local at RCA. RCA closed the plant after the attempt on my grandfather’s life and moved to the mid-west, without the CIO.

The violence by the unions against their own members was/is very common.

[oh8eleven]

my grandfather was elected the first and only president of the CIOA local
In 1880 NYC, my gg-grandfather shared a tenement with the cigar making Gompers family, including Samuel, who a few years later founded the AFL.
My gg-GF was a cooper and belonged to the Coopers International Union.
I often wonder if they enjoyed a cigar and a cold one while discussing politics.