As automobile and steel plants shifted to mass production,workers perceived that their needs were not being met.In 1935,the______________was established to represent both skilled and unskilled workers in entire industries such as automobile manufacturing.

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The establishment of the Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) in 1935 represented a shift in labor organizing strategies, as it sought to represent entire industries rather than specific workplaces or trades. The CIO focused on organizing industries such as automobile manufacturing, which had seen a shift towards mass production and the marginalization of skilled workers. The other choices, including the Knights of Labor, Teamsters, and American Federation of Workers, were all labor organizations that predated the CIO but did not represent the same type of industry-wide organizing.

As Automobile and Steel Plants Shifted to Mass Production,workers Perceived