Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction

1   Milwaukee, the home of American socialism, and Leo Krzycki

2   Krzycki’s Early Years, 1881-1914

3   Politics, Unionization, and Socialism

4 Multi-Cultural Unionizing and Socialist Politics

5   Europe, Polonia and Unions, 1930-1931

6   Amalgamated & the USSR; Recognition of the USSR

7   Vice President Krzycki and Chairman of the Socialist Party

8   Declining Socialist Party, 1934-1935

9   Krzycki Leaves SP for FDR; Other ACWA Activities

10  Organizing Slavic Clothing Workers

11  Krzycki, Founding Member of the CIO

12  CIO, 1937-1945

13  Rubber, Meatpacking, Mine, Shoes’ Union

14  Steel Industry

15  Arrested at Memorial Day Massacre

16  Polish Workers in the Detroit Auto Industry

17  Krzycki’s Biggest Contribution: the UAW

18  Poles, the UAW and the Popular Front

19  Krzycki & GM Sit-down

20  Krzycki & the UAW

21  UAW Local 187, Only Polish Local in UAW-CIO History

22  The UAW, ACTU, and WW II

23  World  Federation of Trade Unionists

Appendix A   The Polish Worker’s Aid Fund; Dom Ludowy; Polski Uniwersytet
Ludowy (Polish People’s University)

Appendix B  Polish Americans in Who’s Who in Labor