Cole, Delno, 1904-. Oral history interview with Delno "Mike" Cole in Des Moines, Iowa, 1980 March 04 [microform] / conducted by Gregory R. Zieren. - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)

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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...