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La Follette Civil Liberties Committee Begins Investigation Exposing Corporate Union-Busting and Industrial Espionage

1936-06-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Senate Subcommittee on Education and Labor, chaired by Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. of Wisconsin, begins hearings on June 6, 1936, launching a four-year investigation that systematically exposes the violent and illegal tactics American corporations use to suppress union organizing. The La …

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La Follette Committee Exposes Pinkerton and Burns Detective Agencies' Massive Labor Espionage Network

1936-01-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The La Follette Civil Liberties Committee subpoenas records from major private detective agencies in early 1936, exposing the vast scale of corporate labor espionage in American industry. The investigation reveals that the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, Burns International Detective Agency, …

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