BUSN 102 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Craft Unionism, Service Employees International Union, Equal Pay For Equal Work
16 Feb 2018
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The cordwainers (shoemakers) organized a craft union of skilled specialists in 1792. The american federation of labor (afl), formed in 1886, was an organization of craft unions. Congress of industrial organizations (cio), a group of unskilled and semiskilled workers, broke off from the afl in 1935. Over time, the two organizations saw the benefits of joining and became the. The national education associations is now the nation"s largest union. The service employees international union (seiu), with 2. 2 million members, is the second largest union. Going forward, unions must adapt to an increasingly white-collar, female, and culturally diverse workforce. The market and the businesses in it set managers" salaries. The equal pay act of 1963 provides that workers receive equal pay for equal work (with exceptions for seniority, merit, or performance). Workers who need to provide elder care for dependent parents or others are generally more experienced and vital to the mission of the organization than younger workers are.
