WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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lost membership as wages rose across most industries
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frequently used the threats of strikes to obtain higher wages
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agree to freeze union memership and wages until the war was over
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won automatic union membership for new defense-plant workers
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Detailed explanation-1: -They gave in on workers’ wage demands. Most workers in major industries saw their wages increase by almost 20 percent after the war. But corporate executives won the battle to include important “company rights” provisions in the new contracts they signed with unions.
Detailed explanation-2: -The AFL and the CIO gave the country a “no strike” promise to which most workers faithfully adhered. Some strikes did, of course, occur, but only a very small number of working hours between 1941 and 1944 were lost because of strikes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Following the end of World War II a huge wave of strikes swept across the United States. During wartime, unions had promised not to strike to keep defense production running smoothly. But soon after the war ended, unions across the nation began demanding new contracts.
Detailed explanation-4: -During WWII, union members agreed to take a pay cut as they offered more of their time and labor for less money to help industries meet wartime demands.