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Definition of Congress of Industrial Organizations
1. Noun. A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Congress Of Industrial Organizations
Literary usage of Congress of Industrial Organizations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States History, 1600-1987: A Federal Citizenship and Naturalization Text by DIANE Publishing Company (1987)
"... Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) As a way of involving the semi-skilled
and unskilled workers in labor unions, the Congress of Industrial ..."
2. U.S.-China Trade Relations & Renewal of China's Most-Favored-Nation Status edited by Philip Crane (1999)
"... DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
AND Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Ms. SHAILOR. ..."
3. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"On December 5, 1955, the American Federation of Labour (AFL), founded hi 1881.
and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), formerly established in ..."
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