An acronym for the Congress of Industrial Organizations, originally formed in 1935 as the Committee for Industrial Organization by labor leader John L. Lewis. Like the AFL, the CIO was formed as an umbrella organization for other unions. The CIO found immediate success quickly after its formation by organizing workers in the rubber, steel, coal, and automobile industries, among others. In contrast to previous labor organizations such as the AFL, the CIO worked to organize unskilled laborers in large industrial companies. In Bulosan’s novel, several local branches of the UCAPAWA are affiliated with the CIO.
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CIO Term Timeline in America Is in the Heart
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Chapter 40
...who enjoys writing. Carlos asks Percy if his union has attempted to affiliate with the CIO or the AFL, but Percy is afraid of appearing too “radical” for the farmers. Carlos...
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