Congress of Industrial Organizations Is Founded
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Labor, Unions
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: November 10, 1935
Article abstract: The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), a militant congress of trade union, organizes both skilled and unskilled workers regardless of race or gender.
Summary of Event
The struggle which produced the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) revolved around a disagreement over labor tactics and philosophy. The American Federation of Labor (AFL), founded in 1886, was organized on a craft basis and did not include the skilled and unskilled workers in mass production industries. By 1934, however, some members of the AFL wanted to...
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