Labor's Non-Partisan League was formed in 1936, with George L. Berry as president, for the purpose of rallying labor union members to vote for candidates and causes favorable to Labor at all levels of government. It was generally considered an auxiliary of the Congress of Industrial Organizations and was later succeeded by the Political Action Committee (PAC) of the C.I.O.
The League made use of voter education in the formation of public opinion on such election issues as public housing and the St. Lawrence Seaway. A good example of the League's lobbying system and methods is found in this collection in the memoranda, 1940-1941, of the League's Washington representative, Russel Nixon, to Secretary of the League John T. Jones.
