Question

Fellow Workers, this is the Continental Congress of the working-class. We are here to confederate the workers of this country into a working-class movement that shall have for its purpose the emancipation of the working-class from the slave bondage of capitalism.... The aims and objects of this organization shall be to put the working-class in possession of the economic power, the means of life, in control of the machinery of production and distribution, without regard to capitalist masters.

This speech was given by William "Big Bill" Haywood at the First Convention of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in 1905. How did the IWW differ from the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1905?

A. The AFL focused on contract negotiations with specific employers.

B. The AFL supported worker ownership of factories.

C. The AFL sought membership of all workers.

D. The AFL depended on the help of the government to achieve its goals.

Answer 1

@Gdeinward

Answer 2

i believe it's A

Answer 3

I think it is C