How did women and minorities benefit from the organization of labor?
A) They were given a higher percentage of jobs because the government recognized that they had been traditionally undervalued.
B) Their wages increased to equal those of white men because the government recognized that they had been traditionally underpaid.
C) They were granted education and agricultural incentives to remove them from the workplace and direct competition with white men.
D) Unskilled labor, which included many women and minorities, was represented along with skilled labor by the CIO.
E) Membership in the AFL opened for women and minorities as unions adopted more enlightened policies of inclusion.
Answer: D
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