KnowraCongress of Industrial OrganizationsLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Congress of Industrial Organizations, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 3Related 3Narrower topic 1Compared with 2Industrial Workers of the WorldCompared with: The CIO shared an industrial-union structure but pursued a different, often contract-centered strategy.American Federation of LaborCompared with: Its industrial organizing contested the AFL’s established craft-union approach.Industrial unionismBroader topic: Its campaigns made industrial unionism a major force in American mass-production industries.United Auto WorkersRelated: The UAW emerged within the CIO’s campaign to organize automobile workers.Walter ReutherNarrower topic: The CIO was Reuther’s principal labor federation before it merged with the AFL in 1955.Flint sit-down strikeRelated: The CIO supported the UAW’s organizing drive and gained momentum from the victory.John L. LewisBroader topic: Lewis helped establish the CIO in 1935 and served as its first president.AFL-CIORelated: Its industrial-union approach joined the AFL in the 1955 merger.George MeanyBroader topic: Its merger with the AFL in 1955 created the organization Meany headed.