Unions and Labor
The CIO, or Congress of Industrial Organization, was started in
1936
Between 1952 and 1955, Walter Reuther of the and George Meany of the negotiated a merger of the two organizations: the AFL-CIOSM.
CIO AFL
Mark the statements that are true.
The Taft-Hartley Act forbade a closed shop. John Wilkinson invented the cylinder boring machine. Each manor was owned by a nobleman to whom the serfs owed allegiance. The burghers looked to the monarch for protection. Maudslay designed a number of machine tools which were instrumental in speeding up and improving work.
Two of the largest CIO unions are the:
United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America ® United Steelworkers of America
designed the first all-iron bridge constructed in England and his factory cast the iron for it.
Wilkinson
laws which regulate or curtail business monopolies or dominant financial organizations
anti-trust laws
townspeople of the Middle Ages.
burghers
a workplace where only union members may be hired
closed shop
During medieval times, the Western countries were largely composed of manorial
estates
Burghers were a feudal class of people in Europe who were owned by the heads of the estates where they worked.
false
Many of the early unions were capitalistic in their philosophy.
false
Unions have been getting significantly stronger in the past decades.
false
lands owned by a nobleman or lord for whom the serfs labored and to whom they owed their allegiance.
manorial estates
the regional collection of markets and tradesmen for the purpose of purchasing goods and services
medieval fair
the financial standing which finds a person in the median income range; not poor but not rich.
middle class
to encircle a plant or block a plant entrance with unionists carrying signs or placards expressing their concerns
picket
to encircle a plant or confront a plant entrance with unionists carrying signs or placards expressing their concerns
picket
a member of a feudal class in Europe which was owned by the heads of the estates where they worked
serfs
a member of a feudal class in Europe who were owned by the heads of the estates where they worked.
serfs
an organized work stoppage and walkout
strike
Cities such as Venice and Genoa that became hubs of economic activity in Europe were known as
trading centers
cities such as Venice and Genoa that became hubs of economic activity in Europe.
trading centers
The AFL was organized as a union of skilled workers only.
true
organized fellowships of workers with similar work experience or talents
unions