Congress of Industrial Organizations
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The Congress of Industrial Organizations was a major federation of industrial labor unions in the United States that played a central role in organizing mass-production workers and shaping mid-20th-century labor policy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Congress of Industrial Organizations canonical | 15 |
| Committee for Industrial Organization | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Congress of Industrial Organizations Context triple: [Taft–Hartley Act, opposedBy, Congress of Industrial Organizations]
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A.
AFL–CIO
The AFL–CIO is the largest federation of labor unions in the United States, formed by the merger of major labor organizations and representing millions of workers across diverse industries.
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B.
American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor was a major U.S. national federation of labor unions, founded in 1886, that focused on organizing skilled workers and advocating for practical economic gains through collective bargaining.
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C.
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century American labor union representing skilled iron and steel workers, best known for its central role in major industrial labor conflicts such as the Homestead Strike.
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D.
United Auto Workers
The United Auto Workers is a major American labor union representing workers in the automobile, aerospace, and other manufacturing industries, known for its influential role in collective bargaining and labor rights.
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E.
United Mine Workers of America
The United Mine Workers of America is a prominent North American labor union that historically organized coal miners and other energy industry workers, playing a major role in labor rights and workplace safety reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Congress of Industrial Organizations Target entity description: The Congress of Industrial Organizations was a major federation of industrial labor unions in the United States that played a central role in organizing mass-production workers and shaping mid-20th-century labor policy.
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A.
AFL–CIO
The AFL–CIO is the largest federation of labor unions in the United States, formed by the merger of major labor organizations and representing millions of workers across diverse industries.
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B.
American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor was a major U.S. national federation of labor unions, founded in 1886, that focused on organizing skilled workers and advocating for practical economic gains through collective bargaining.
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C.
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century American labor union representing skilled iron and steel workers, best known for its central role in major industrial labor conflicts such as the Homestead Strike.
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D.
United Auto Workers
The United Auto Workers is a major American labor union representing workers in the automobile, aerospace, and other manufacturing industries, known for its influential role in collective bargaining and labor rights.
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E.
United Mine Workers of America
The United Mine Workers of America is a prominent North American labor union that historically organized coal miners and other energy industry workers, playing a major role in labor rights and workplace safety reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical organization
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labor union federation ⓘ trade union federation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolutionCause | merger with American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1955 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
collective bargaining
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labor organizing ⓘ labor rights ⓘ |
| formerName |
Congress of Industrial Organizations
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Committee for Industrial Organization
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| foundedBy |
Charles Howard
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David Dubinsky ⓘ Harvey Fremming ⓘ John Brophy ⓘ John L. Lewis ⓘ Max Zaritsky ⓘ Sidney Hillman ⓘ Thomas McMahon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
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Textile Workers Union of America ⓘ United Auto Workers ⓘ United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America ⓘ United Mine Workers of America ⓘ United Steelworkers of America ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| ideology |
New Deal liberalism
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industrial unionism ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fair Labor Standards Act
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National Labor Relations Act implementation ⓘ mid-20th-century U.S. labor policy ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
John L. Lewis
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Philip Murray ⓘ Sidney Hillman ⓘ Walter Reuther ⓘ |
| mergedInto | AFL–CIO ⓘ |
| movement | American labor movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
organization of mass-production workers
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sit-down strikes of the 1930s ⓘ support for New Deal labor legislation ⓘ |
| opposedBy | American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| renamed | 1938 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1936–1937 Flint sit-down strike support
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World War II economic mobilization ⓘ
surface form:
World War II labor–government cooperation
formation of United Auto Workers as major affiliate ⓘ formation of United Steelworkers as major affiliate ⓘ purge of communist-led unions in late 1940s ⓘ split from American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Great Depression
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World War II ⓘ early Cold War ⓘ |
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