Asked by gia hân nguy?n h?u on Sep 29, 2024
What piece of anti-labor legislation led to the merging of the AFL and the CIO?
A) the Taft-Hartley Act
B) the Smith Act
C) the Truman Act
D) the McCarran Act
Taft-Hartley Act
A 1947 United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.
AFL
refers to the American Federation of Labor, a national federation of labor unions in the United States, founded in 1886, focusing on skilled workers.
CIO
Congress of Industrial Organizations, a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 until its merger with the AFL in 1955.
- Comprehend the historical links and points of convergence between civil rights movements and labor union movements in the United States during the 1940s.
- Discern the principal industries and associated unions that were pivotal to the 1940s labor movement.
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the historical links and points of convergence between civil rights movements and labor union movements in the United States during the 1940s.
- Discern the principal industries and associated unions that were pivotal to the 1940s labor movement.
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