Congress of Industrial Organizations

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(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US) a federation of industrial unions formed in 1935. It united with the AFL in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO Abbreviation CIO

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Congress of Industrial Organizations - a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955

CIO

federation - an organization formed by merging several groups or parties

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