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WW2 and Post War Period - Coggle Diagram
WW2 and Post War Period
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Post War Period
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- Increase in white collar workers
- Decline in blue collar workers
- Many of the new jobs were in government posts and these workers signed no strike agreements
- Many workers received more work benefits and became less interested in union activity
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1960s
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AFL and CIO merged 1955 -- Brought together 85% of union workers, gave movement more influence, encouraged membership in unions
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1970s
Cesar Chavez
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Turned farmworkers' struggle into a moral cause, won national sympathy
Series of fasts to promote nonviolence, in response to legislation that prohibited boycotts and strikes by farm workers during harvest time
1980s
PATCO strike in 1981 -- Workers of PATCO went on strike after contract negotiations with the Federal Aviation Administration broke down. Reagan fired those who didn't return to work after 48 hours and the public was on his side rather than the unions'
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Workers saw little to be gained from union membership as employers continued to give out generous welfare packages
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