▁end ▁it ▁in ▁January , ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁F oster ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁committee ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁allow ▁it ▁to ▁continue ▁its ▁work ▁" with ▁a ▁clean ▁sl ate ". ▁ ▁Jo ining ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁res ignation ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Committee ▁following ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁steel ▁workers ▁strike , ▁F oster ▁was ▁at ▁loose ▁ends . ▁He ▁res igned ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁Bro ther hood ▁of ▁Railway ▁Car men ▁organ izer , ▁but ▁was ▁black list ed ▁from ▁other ▁jobs ▁on ▁the ▁rail road . ▁He ▁still ▁maintained ▁his ▁friendship ▁with ▁John ▁Fitz pat rick , ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁analyz ing ▁the ▁steel ▁strike ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁Trade ▁Union ▁Edu c ational ▁League , ▁which ▁received ▁financial ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Am alg am ated ▁Cl othing ▁Work ers ▁of ▁America , ▁the ▁left - led ▁union ▁that ▁had ▁contributed ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁relief ▁for ▁steel ▁strik ers . ▁ ▁F oster ▁had ▁contacts ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁but ▁had ▁not ▁joined ▁it ▁after ▁its ▁split ▁from ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁The ▁party ▁had , ▁in ▁fact , ▁den ounced ▁him ▁personally ▁during ▁the ▁strike ▁as ▁an ▁opportun ist ▁and ▁class ▁collabor ator , ▁calling ▁him ▁" E . Z . ▁F oster " ▁for ▁the ▁accommod ations ▁he ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁make ▁with ▁the ▁A FL ▁leadership .