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1. The Committee for Industrial Organization began as a sector of the AFL. After World War I, the demand for highly skilled workers declined. With mass production factories, such as Ford, the demand for semi-skilled workers increased dramatically. The AFL was against hiring semi-skilled workers, but the CIO began accepting members from the steel and automotive industries. Once the AFL became aware of the actions of the CIO, the AFL forced the CIO out, and the CIO formed its own union. The CIO may have taken the "one big union" approach, but their approach was not technically "one big union". The CIO had one large union for every major industry, one for steel, but a separate one for automotive. They felt that all steel workers generally …show more content…
It seems as though neither ReadyPro or Bengali Gas Pipeline Company held up their end of the bargain by issuing timely paychecks to Janice. Neither company took the necessary measures to keep Janice happy, even though her requests were completely justified. Bengali Gas Pipeline company also reduced the amount of reimbursements Janice was contracted to receive, even though they said they were unwilling to make any changes to the existing contract. Bengali Gas Pipeline Company violated their own contract by reducing the amount of reimbursements Janice was supposed to receive. When Janice included both companies in her complaint email, she was likely unaware that the Bengali Gas Pipeline Company was not included in the "circle of trust" regarding the confidentiality agreement. Janice probably thought that her confidentiality agreement only referred to future jobs she may look into. ReadyPro's confidentiality agreement was definitely vague. Typically when a contract or its terms as considered vague, anything not specifically stated, the disagreement tends to favor the person who did not write the original

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