Author Question: Why did the CIO support equal pay for women in the defense industries while there was a lot of ... (Read 65 times)

frankwu · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Why did the CIO support equal pay for women in the defense industries while there was a lot of hostility towards them in the work place?

a. As a union that organized both skilled and unskilled workers, the CIO was always concerned with issues of fairness and equality in workplaces.
b. The CIO was concerned that employers would resist returning to higher pay scales when male workers reclaimed their jobs at the end of the war.
c. The CIO recognized that women needed to earn enough money to support their families, since most of their husbands were in the military.
d. The CIO wanted to ensure that white women's wages were not brought down to the level of African American and Mexican American workers.

Question 2

During World War II, what percentage of all workers in shipyards and aircraft factories were women?

a. 25 percent in both shipyards and aircraft factories
b. 25 percent in shipyards and 40 percent in aircraft factories
c. 50 percent in both shipyards and aircraft factories
d. 50 percent in shipyards and 80 percent in aircraft factories