<Tr> <Td> Carpenters and Joiners, Amalgamated Association of </Td> <Td> 1869 </Td> <Td> 1890 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> AFL charter revoked by 1912 convention for refusing to amalgamate with Brotherhood of Carpenters . Journal: The Carpenter . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carpenters and Joiners of America, United Brotherhood of </Td> <Td> 1867 </Td> <Td> 1886 </Td> <Td> 317,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cigarmakers' International Union </Td> <Td> 1864 </Td> <Td> 1887 </Td> <Td> 23,500 </Td> <Td> Journal: Cigarmakers' Official Journal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cloth Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers' International Union </Td> <Td> 1901 </Td> <Td> 1902 </Td> <Td> 7,800 </Td> <Td> Suspended for protracted period in early 1920s for failure to comply with convention decision . Journal: The Headgear Worker . </Td> </Tr>

The afl and cio merged because it was thought that