John L. Lewis was a union leader who spearheaded formation of the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations), which was a federation of industrial unions that emerged in the 1930s and organized workers in industries such as steel, automobiles, and coal mining. Lewis was a prominent labor leader who played a key role in the growth of the labor movement in the United States.

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John L. Lewis Was

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John L. Lewis was

A) the leader of the Montgomery bus boycott.
B) a union leader who spearheaded formation of the CIO.
C) a union leader who opposed the formation of the CIO.
D) the only U.S. senator to vote against the National Labor Relations Act.
E) the only U.S. senator to vote against the Taft-Hartley Act.

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