Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)

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Dates:
Active 1935
Active 1955
Americans
English

History notes:

The Committee for Industrial Organization was formed by the presidents of eight international unions in 1935. The presidents of these unions were dissatisfied with the American Federation of Labor's unwillingness to commit itself to a program of organizing industrial unions. In 1936, the A.F. of L. suspended the ten unions which proceeded to organize an independent federation, the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The CIO subsequently became the A.F. of L.'s chief rival for the leadership of American unions. The groups were reunited in 1955 as the AFL-CIO.

From the description of Files on the Committee for Industrial Organizations, 1935-1941, bulk 1935-1936. [microform]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64755412

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Subjects:

  • Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Strike, 1936
  • Labor unions
  • Labor unions
  • Labor unions
  • Labor unions and communism
  • Labor unions and international relations
  • RCA Strike, 1936
  • Shipyard Strike, San Francisco, Calif., 1936
  • Labor unions
  • Labor unions

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)