Question

In contrast to workers in the American Federation of Labor (AFL), which workers did the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) help organize?

a highly paid plumbers and carpenters

b members of trade and craft unions

c lower paid, ethnically diverse worker

d skilled workers such as electricians

Answer 1

Lower paid, ethnically diverse workers

Answer 2

Low paid and Ethnically diverse workers is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The CIO organised workers in industrial union in Canada and US from 1935 to 1955, it was a federation of unions. John L. Lewis started it in 1935 and was originally named The Committee for Industrial Organisation. It grew quickly during Great Depression and supported Roosevelt. It was open to ethnically diverse labour force and supported low paid workers. CIO's mail rival was American Federation of Labour and eight of AFL's unions formed CIO in 1938. CIO's statement of purpose mentioned that it wanted to organise the workers along the industrial lines in mass production industries.