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293: 25: 278: 408: 312:. Under Obregón, the labor movement was co-opted as its leaders were appointed to posts within the government. By the end of Obregón's term, labor had abandoned its goal of destroying capital in favor of establishing a balance between capital and labor that would benefit workers. Labor leaders defended the government's right, established in Article 123 of the 248:, whose power was at its height between 1918 and 1928. CROM was an umbrella organization for both industrial workers as well as agricultural workers and peasants. Industrial unions of railway workers, petroleum workers, and textile workers were strong enough on their own that they could function without CROM's support. 343:. The CROM essentially monopolized union membership, claiming over one million workers and five hundred organized peasants among its members. In reality, there were only about twenty thousand dues-paying members. Calles wielded influence over the CROM through Morones, whom he appointed the 325:(CGT), in 1921. The result of the split was disorientation within the movement, and workers became disillusioned with both the CROM and the CGT. Nonetheless, workers won some rights but gradually and threatening neither the revolutionary government nor the growth of capitalism. 373:, a dissident in the CROM, organized a faction called "Purified CROM" that left the federation in 1932, leaving the CROM to represent only a few unions in the textile industry. The Purified CROM became the 42: 336:
declared membership in the CROM a mortal sin. That proclamation failed to deter Mexicans from joining the federation or participating in its street demonstrations.
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illegal. The CROM's leadership had become so corrupt that it had lost its influence with the rank and file and was thus unable to organize action in its favor.
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interpretation of the revolution. He broke the CROM's power by ordering the federal arbitrating bureaucracies to declare all CROM
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La clase obrera en la historia de México: En el internato de Adolfo de la Huerta y el gobierno de Alvaro Obregón (1920-1924)
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By 1928, however, Calles had become distrustful of Morones, who had presidential ambitions. He was also wary of labor's
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After supporting Carranza, who was overthrown in 1920, the CROM was a key base of support for two of his successors,
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Radical elements of the labor movement, horrified by the cooption, formed their own federation, the
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The CROM continues to exist, and is the third largest labor federation in Mexico, supporting the
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Under Calles, the government gained even greater control over the CROM by its grip over
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From its inception, the CROM was controlled by a small group of union leaders,
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Aguilar García, Javier, "Confederación Regional Obrera Mexicana (CROM)" en
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Trejo Delarbe, Raúl. "The Mexican Labor Movement: 1917-1975,"
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was a major leader, marked a departure from the traditionally-
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Los sindicatos y la política en México: La CROM (1918-1928)
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Agrupaciones y burocracias sindicales en México 1906/1938
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El movimiento obrero y la política en México, 1910-1929
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La CROM y la CSUM en la industria textil (1928-1932)
462:. Mexico City: Secretaría de Educación Pública 1976. 403: 255:in 1918 at a congress of labor delegates called by 49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 504:. Mexico City: Ediciones de Cultura Popular 1990. 509: 441:Carr, Barry, "Industrial Labor: 1910-1940" in 445:. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn 1997, pp. 688-89. 58:"Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers" 226:Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers 128:Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 432:, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn 1997, p. 294 291: 276: 497:, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 1976), 133-153. 518:National trade union centers of Mexico 510: 234:Confederación Regional Obrera Mexicana 134:Confederación Regional Obrera Mexicana 502:Del magonismo a la fundación dela CTM 322:Confederación General de Trabajadores 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 13: 452: 296:Logo of the Mexican Laborist Party 14: 534: 406: 377:(CTM) in 1936, allying with the 375:Confederation of Mexican Workers 23: 476:. Mexico City: Terra Nova 1985. 387:Party of the Mexican Revolution 200:Rodolfo Gerardo González Guzmán 34:needs additional citations for 435: 422: 1: 399: 328:In 1921, in a prelude to the 270:stance of Mexican labor to a 264:Luis Napoleón Morones Negrete 7: 495:Latin American Perspectives 262:. The federation, of which 10: 539: 16:Trade union center (1918–) 371:Vicente Lombardo Toledano 204: 194: 176: 156: 146: 138: 133: 126: 469:. Mexico City: Era 1981. 414:Organized labour portal 281:Luis N. Morones in 1925 523:Trade unions in Mexico 443:Encyclopedia of Mexico 430:Encyclopedia of Mexico 310:Mexican Laborist Party 297: 282: 233: 479:Reyna Muñoz, Manuel. 349:commerce and industry 306:Plutarco Elías Calles 295: 280: 240:) is a federation of 365:Calles's successor, 314:Constitution of 1917 43:improve this article 500:Velasco, Miguel A. 472:Leal, Juan Felipe. 465:Guadarrama, Rocío. 260:Venustiano Carranza 123: 298: 283: 251:It was founded in 160:C. Juan Aldama 75, 121: 367:Emilio Portes Gil 257:Mexican President 222: 221: 196:Secretary General 119: 118: 111: 93: 530: 446: 439: 433: 426: 416: 411: 410: 218: 215: 213: 211: 187: 171:Ciudad de México 167:Delg. Cuauhtémoc 124: 120: 114: 107: 103: 100: 94: 92: 51: 27: 19: 538: 537: 533: 532: 531: 529: 528: 527: 508: 507: 486:Tamayo, Jaime. 455: 453:Further reading 450: 449: 440: 436: 427: 423: 412: 405: 402: 385:and the ruling 383:Lázaro Cárdenas 334:Catholic Church 208: 197: 190: 183: 163:Col. Buenavista 161: 129: 115: 104: 98: 95: 52: 50: 40: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 536: 526: 525: 520: 506: 505: 498: 491: 484: 477: 470: 463: 454: 451: 448: 447: 434: 420: 419: 418: 417: 401: 398: 332:, the Mexican 302:Álvaro Obregón 220: 219: 206: 202: 201: 198: 195: 192: 191: 189: 188: 180: 178: 174: 173: 158: 154: 153: 148: 144: 143: 140: 136: 135: 131: 130: 127: 117: 116: 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 535: 524: 521: 519: 516: 515: 513: 503: 499: 496: 492: 489: 485: 482: 478: 475: 471: 468: 464: 461: 458:Carr, Barry. 457: 456: 444: 438: 431: 425: 421: 415: 409: 404: 397: 395: 390: 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 368: 363: 361: 357: 352: 350: 346: 342: 337: 335: 331: 326: 324: 323: 317: 315: 311: 307: 303: 294: 290: 288: 279: 275: 273: 269: 265: 261: 258: 254: 249: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 217: 207: 203: 199: 193: 186: 182: 181: 179: 175: 172: 169:, C.P. 06350 168: 164: 159: 155: 152: 149: 145: 141: 137: 132: 125: 113: 110: 102: 91: 88: 84: 81: 77: 74: 70: 67: 63: 60: –  59: 55: 54:Find sources: 48: 44: 38: 37: 32:This article 30: 26: 21: 20: 501: 494: 487: 480: 473: 466: 459: 442: 437: 429: 424: 391: 364: 353: 341:Grupo Acción 340: 338: 330:Cristero War 327: 320: 318: 299: 287:Grupo Acción 286: 284: 250: 242:labor unions 237: 225: 223: 157:Headquarters 105: 96: 86: 79: 72: 65: 53: 41:Please help 36:verification 33: 272:nationalist 142:12 May 1918 99:August 2017 512:Categories 400:References 381:President 274:position. 147:Founded at 69:newspapers 356:socialist 268:anarchist 379:populist 345:Minister 253:Saltillo 177:Location 151:Saltillo 360:strikes 230:Spanish 205:Website 139:Founded 83:scholar 246:Mexico 185:Mexico 85:  78:  71:  64:  56:  212:.crom 90:JSTOR 76:books 304:and 238:CROM 224:The 214:.org 122:CROM 62:news 394:PRD 347:of 244:in 216:.mx 45:by 514:: 396:. 351:. 236:, 232:: 210:cc 165:, 228:( 112:) 106:( 101:) 97:( 87:· 80:· 73:· 66:· 39:.

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