Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. One key difference between the AFL and the Knights of Labor is that the AFL focused primarily on skilled crafts while the KOL included both skilled and unskilled crafts.
2. An important function of the AFL was to resolve disputes that arose between member unions seeking to represent the same workers.
3. A primary function of the AFL was to establish work rules designed to set and maintain working standards while protecting the skills and standards of the craft or trade.
4. The Homestead Strike of the Iron and Steel workers in Homestead, PA is representative of the struggle in the late 1800's between worker control over their own working conditions and management's right to unilaterally establish working conditions.
5. In the late 1800's, AFL-affiliated unions embraced workers of all kinds, including women, minorities, and unskilled workers.

Answer 1

1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE