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