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Evaluating Union Goals
As discussed in this chapter, unions can pursue any of a number of goals. The AFL-CIO's home page provides links to the Web sites of several unions, and reviewing these sites can help you determine the objectives these unions have selected.

     Title: American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations

     Navigation: Go to http://www.aflcio.org/home.htm to visit the AFL-CIO's home page.

Application
Perform the indicated operations, and answer the following questions.

  1. Click on About the AFL-CIO under "What We Stand For," then click on AFL-CIO’s Mission. Does the AFL-CIO claim to represent the interests of all workers or just workers in specific firms or industries? Can you discern what broad wage and employment strategy the AFL-CIO pursues?

  2. Click on Partners and Links. Explore two or three of these Web sites. Do these unions appear to represent the interests of all workers or just workers in specific firms or industries? What general wage and employment strategies do these unions appear to pursue?





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