Session 7: The History of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (C.I.O.) Part 1—The Origins

The seventh session of the Harry Bridges School of Labor was Part 1 of The History of the Congress of Industrial Organization (C.I.O.) We will review the origins of the C.I.O. We reviewed the earlier stages in the labor movement and how it lead to the idea of Industrial Unionism embodied in the formation of the C.I.O.