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gender and race in unions  

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  • Women and workers of color have found their way into unions or parallel labor organizations since their first days in the waged labor force, despite exclusionary language that barred them from membership in most craft unions through the middle of the 20th century. In the early days of unionism, women and workers of color formed independent or separate unions to fight for better wages and conditions. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Unions, Gender and Race in]

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