The AFL Originally Was a Federation of Craft Unions That

question 14

Multiple Choice

The AFL originally was a federation of craft unions that did not attempt to organize industrial unions. The main reason for this strategy was that

• A) industrial unions were illegal until the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947.
• B) the leaders of the AFL believed that the skilled workers represented by craft unions would have better bargaining power than unskilled workers.
• C) craft unions had more political clout than industrial unions.
• D) most industrial unions had supported the Knights of Labor in a dispute with the AFL during the 1880s.

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