 Organization and structure didn't come into existence until two months after Drum's development. Reacting to the spontaneous actions of the workers proved to be a contradiction that was never fully resolved within the League. Sustaining activity in the interests of workers became major problems for the in-plant organizers of the League. However, the concept of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers had been in the minds of activists General Baker, John Watson, John Williams, and Luke Tripp for years.