A president of this union criticized FDR for his callous response to the Little Steel strike despite earlier being one of his largest donors. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this union led by John Llewellyn (“loo-ELL-in”) Lewis, who enforced strikes during World War II. In 1914, strikers tried joining this union before being attacked by guards of the CF&I.
ANSWER: United Mine Workers of America [or UMWA]
[10e] Lewis was instrumental in splitting the Congress of Industrial Organizations, or CIO, from this other labor union led by George Meany and founded by Samuel Gompers.
ANSWER: AFL [or American Federation of Labor; accept AFL-CIO]
[10m] The AFL-CIO’s anti-corruption push led to conflict with David Beck, who succeeded this man. This man’s death, presumably outside Detroit, likely occurred after meeting with Anthony Giacalone and Anthony Provenzano.
ANSWER: Jimmy Hoffa [or James Riddle Hoffa]
<Arizona State, American History>