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a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938-55. Abbr.: C.I.O., CIO
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Congress of Industrial Organizations
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Congress of Industrial Organizations — ➔ AFL CIO * * * Congress of Industrial Organizations UK US noun ► an organization that is part of the THE AFL CIO(Cf. ↑the AFL CIO) … Financial and business terms
Congress of Industrial Organizations — [ kɔȖgres ɔf ɪn dʌstriəl ɔːgənaɪ zeɪʃnz], CIO … Universal-Lexikon
Congress of Industrial Organizations — (C.I.O.) Merged with AFL (American Federation of Labor) in 1955 … Black's law dictionary
Congress of Industrial Organizations — (C.I.O.) Merged with AFL (American Federation of Labor) in 1955 … Black's law dictionary
Congress of Industrial Organizations — ☆ Congress of Industrial Organizations n. a group of affiliated labor unions in the U.S. and Canada, founded in 1938 and merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955 to form the AFL CIO … English World dictionary
Congress of Industrial Organizations — Logo of the Congress of Industrial Organizations The Congress of Industrial Organizations, or CIO, proposed by John L. Lewis in 1932, was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 … Wikipedia
Congress of Industrial Organizations — Congrès des organisations industrielles Le Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO Congrès des organisations industrielles) est une confédération syndical nord américaine issue d une scission de l AFL en 1938. Elle se réunifie avec l AFL pour… … Wikipédia en Français
Congress of Industrial Organizations — Der CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) war ein US amerikanischer Gewerkschaftsbund der überwiegend ungelernte Industriearbeiter organisierte. Der CIO hatte Mitglieder in den USA und Kanada und übte seinen stärksten Einfluss während der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Congress of Industrial Organizations — (CIO) Faced with declining trade union membership following the onset of the Great Depression and with members facing reduced hours or wages, in 1934 elements within the American Federation of Labor (AFL), led by John L. Lewis of the… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
Congress of Industrial Organizations — n. North American alliance of industrial labor unions, CIO … English contemporary dictionary
