30th National Convention of the Communist Party USA
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The 30th National Convention of the Communist Party USA was held from 13 to 15 June 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.[1] The Party set its agenda taking into account developments since its May 2010 convention, including the April 2014 convention of the AFL–CIO, the 2012 election, and the Occupy movement, as well as re-examining the Party's organizational structure.
The Chicago convention was to have 3 days of official Communist Party USA activities; increased online activity was expected. The Communist Party USA had to deal with issues of supporting the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, for example, which hurt the party's credibility. A bus tour was taken at the Haymarket statue, where a deadly labor strike had occurred in 1886. About 300 turned out to celebrate the party's 95th anniversary.[3]