CIO
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CIO is the abbreviation for the Congress of Industrial Organizations, a major U.S. labor federation that played a key role in organizing industrial workers in the mid-20th century.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Congress of Industrial Organizations | 0 |
| Committee for Industrial Organization | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abbreviation
ⓘ
labor federation ⓘ labor organization ⓘ |
| advocated |
racially inclusive organizing
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unionization of semi-skilled workers ⓘ unionization of unskilled workers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1955 ⓘ |
| distinctionFrom | craft unionism ⓘ |
| focus |
industrial workers
ⓘ
mass production industries ⓘ |
| focusIndustry |
automobile industry
ⓘ
electrical equipment industry ⓘ meatpacking industry ⓘ rubber industry ⓘ steel industry ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| founded | 1935 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalEra | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| ideology | industrial unionism ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar labor relations in the United States ⓘ |
| keyActivity |
mass unionization campaigns
ⓘ
organizing industrial workers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterMergedWith | American Federation of Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| membershipType | industrial unions ⓘ |
| mergedInto | AFL–CIO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedResult | AFL–CIO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Flint sit-down strike
NERFINISHED
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sit-down strikes of the 1930s ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
John L. Lewis
NERFINISHED
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Philip Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Reuther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedOrganization | American Federation of Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | New Deal coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Committee for Industrial Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn |
expansion of collective bargaining in the United States
ⓘ
growth of organized labor in the United States ⓘ |
| standsFor | Congress of Industrial Organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedLegislation |
Fair Labor Standards Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Labor Relations Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy | New Deal labor reforms ⓘ |
| transformedInto | Congress of Industrial Organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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