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One of the first federations of labor unions, the _._._. was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1886 by ___ ___. The union was founded and dominated by ___ unions throughout the first fifty years, but many turned to organizing on an ____ basis to meet challenges of other unions
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AFL - American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers craft unions industrial |
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Originally, the AFL admitted nearly anyone. But, by the 1890s, they had begun to organize only ____ workers in ___ unions and became an organization of only ___ men.
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skilled
craft white |
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In 1901, the AFL lobbied Congress to reauthorize the 1882 ___ ___ act. The also began one of the first organized labor ____ when they began putting white stickers on the ___ made by unionized white workers,
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Chinese Exclusion Act
boycotts cigars |
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___ ___ economic policies advocate active policy in the ___ sector. Through a reduction in ____ rates and through government investment in ____, macroeconomic gains will have been made. Investment by government injects income, resulting in more spending in the general economy, stimulating production and investment.
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Demand- Side
public interest rates infrastructure |
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___-___ economic policies argue that economic growth can be most effectively created by using incentives for people to ____ (supply) goods and services. This is done by adjusting ____ tax and reducing wage _____.
Making it easier for those with higher income and investments will increase supply and spur growth |
Supply-side
income regulation |
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____ is an abundance of valuable material possessions or resources. It refers to an accumulation of _____, while _____ is an abundance of such resources.
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Wealth
resources richness |
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The ___ ___ ___ act (NLRC) is a 1932 federal law that protects the rights of most workers in the ___ sector to organize labor unions, to engage in ___ bargaining, and to take part in ___. Established a National Labor Relations ___ with the power to investigate and decide charges on ___ labor practices.
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National Labor Relations Act
private collective bargaining strikes Board Unfair |
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The ___ ___ ___ Act (FMLA) of 1993 is a US Labor Law allowing an employee to take ___ leave due to a serious health condition that either effects the employee or the employee's ____
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Family and Medical Leave Act.
family |
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The ____ ___ ___ Act (OSHA) governs occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government. Its primary goal is to ensure employees are are provided with an environment that is free from ___ and ___ hazards. Applies to any person engaged in a business affecting ____.
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Occupational Safety and Heath Act
Mechanical and environmental commerce |
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The ___ ___ ___ Act (FLSA) also called the Wages and Hours Bill, applies to employees engaged in ____ commerce. The act established a national ___ ___, guaranteed ____ pay, and prohibited employment of ____.
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Fair Labor Standards Act
interstate minimum wage overtime minors |
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____ ____ was an American labor union leader who made the ___ ___ ___ (UAW) a major force to be reckoned with.
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Walter Ruether
United Automobile Workers |
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The ___ __ -___ ___ changed the UAW from a collection of isolated locals on the fringes of the industry into a major union and led to the unionization of the US motor industry. GM had only two factories the ___ used for stamping components. The workers physically _____ the site
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Flint Sit-Down Strike
dies occupied |
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_____ , known as scientific management, is supposed to increase efficiency, decrease waste. Known to _-__ the worker and _____ the workplace. Related to Fordism, as it is tied to ___ ____.
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Taylorism
de-skill dehumanize mass production |
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The IWW, or ___ ___ of the ____, were known as wobblies. Were opposed to the policies of the AFL. Associated with ____ unionism. Pressed for abolition of the ____ system.
Envisioned the ____ strike as a means to success. |
Industrial Workers of the World
industrial unionism wage general strike |
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The CIO, or ____ of ____ ____ , was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions. The ___ ___ act of 1947 required union leaders to declare they were not _____. They were against ___ ___ supported by the AFL.
First recognized industrial union: the _ _. Heavily involved with UAW success. As members of reformed AFL-CIO, essentially dissipated |
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Communists craft unionism UE |
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To adjust the official unemployment rate, FOR INVOLUNTARY PART-TIME UNEMPLOYMENT:
Add to the “official" rate an amount between __ and ___of that official rate. |
25% and 50%
ex: if official is 4% do: 4% + 2% |
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A ___ ____ is a person or a group of people who have gathered in a certain place for a purpose and are provided or exposed to information that are unrelated to their actual purpose of being there.
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captive audience
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The five basic steps to organizing are:
Step 1: ___to Your Co-Workers and Form an ____ ___ Step 2: Figure Out the ___ Step 3: Sign-Up Majority on ___ ___ Step 4: Win the Union ___ Step 5: Negotiate a ___ |
Organizing Committee
Issues Union Cards Election Contract |
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The AFL consisted of ____ workers, and were primarily ___ males. They were not interested in ___ change
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skilled
white social |
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The IWW organized on the belief in "__ __ __."
Sought to overthrow ____ |
One Big Union
capitalism |
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The CIO organized mass ____
workers – everyone at the plant! |
production
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In the ____ union model (AFL, CIO), the union is run buy ___, not workers, and there are no ___ for organizing new members
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staff
funds |
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___-___ economics - refers to the policy of providing tax cuts or other benefits to businesses and rich individuals, in the belief that this will indirectly benefit the broad population
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trickle-down
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The __-__ Act, is a United States federal law greatly restricting the activities and power of labor unions, such as prohibiting jurisdictional strikes, wildcat strikes, solidarity or political strikes, secondary boycotts, "common situs" picketing, closed shops, and monetary donations by unions to federal political campaigns.
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Taft–Hartley Act
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