Primary Source Essay 3: "You Couldn't Have Elections": Leon Sverdlove on the Taft-Hartley Act- p. 569
Re-read pp. 567-573 in the text for context of the Taft-Hartley Act, then organize an outline, thesis statement and 4-page essay that addresses the following questions:
1) What is the context for Leon Sverdlove's "We Couldn't have Elections?"
2) What issues led to the passage of Taft- Hartley?
3) Why was the ability to have union elections such an important issue for Sverdlove?
4) What does this source say about the role of Communists in the labor movement during the New Deal as opposed to the Cold War era?