History of the United States II / Unit 11 USH2 1541 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The CIO
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The idea
In nineteen thirty-five John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers led a split from the American Federation of Labor over organising by craft or by industry.
In practice
The CIO organising the unskilled in auto, rubber and steel.
Where people slip
By the end of nineteen thirty-seven, Digital History counts, the CIO had more members than the AFL.
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