Essays Tagged: "Congress of Industrial Organizations"

Labor Unions

s car manufacturers separatedfrom the AFL because of lack of attention in the 1930's, and formed theCongress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). This organization wasformed by John T. Lewis of the Unit ...

(7 pages) 435 0 4.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Labor Movements During The Gilded Age

erged from political corruptions was the "American Federation of Labor" (AFL), "Knights of Labor", "Congress of Industrial Organizations" (CIO), the "Farmers' Alliance", and the "Populist Party".In th ...

(2 pages) 45 0 0.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Fractured Unions- reasons for the decline in labor unions in United States and the future expectations.

s, the first labor union, the Nation Labor Union, was formed in 1866. This group worked to persuade Congress for the passage of an eight-hour workday ("The Labor Union Movement in America").By 1869, U ... actory where exits were blocked, the AFL to steps to improve the working environment. The AFL urged Congress to create a separate U.S. department of Labor with a legislative mandate to protect and ext ...

(16 pages) 339 1 5.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Interest Groups In The United States

cism, and class consciousness that would lead to the fall of their accomplishments. The CIO, or the Congress of Industrial Organizations, generally focused on only members that had a particular or spe ... re are so many meetings within the day that it is often harder to document as studies then with the Congress. However, many advances by lobbyists are taking place as more vigorous methods with all Hou ...

(11 pages) 81 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History