The Combined Syndicates of America traces its direct history back to the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). For electoral praxis operations, it supports the CSA-dominated Socialist Party of America on the ballot. However, due to the poor health of its General Secretary, it is led by the formidable journalist-turned-politician John 'Jack' Silas Reed in 1936. It formed out of the Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW) and the American Federation of Labor (AFL). The Combined Syndicates of America (CSA) is an American association of trade unions, based on the principles of syndicalism.
