The AFL Originally Was a Federation of Craft Unions That

Multiple Choice

The AFL originally was a federation of craft unions that did not attempt to organize industrial unions. The main reason for this strategy was that

A) industrial unions were illegal until the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947.
B) the leaders of the AFL believed that the skilled workers represented by craft unions would have better bargaining power than unskilled workers.
C) craft unions had more political clout than industrial unions.
D) most industrial unions had supported the Knights of Labor in a dispute with the AFL during the 1880s.