What is another word for congress of industrial organizations?
Pronunciation: [kˈɒŋɡɹɛs ɒv ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl ˌɔːɡɐna͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA) 
The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955. Some synonyms for CIO include: industrial unions, labor movement, workers' movement, trade unions, labor unions, unionization, collective bargaining, and workers' rights. These terms are used to refer to the collective power of workers and their efforts to improve their working conditions and wages. The CIO represented the struggles of workers in the midst of rapid industrialization during the early to mid-20th century and remains an important part of American labor history.
