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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR: Started as a collection of craft unions in 1886, this is now one half of the umbrella organization for labor unions in the United States (the AFL part of AFL-CIO). As a collection of craft unions, the AFL primarily represented skilled workers in particular occupations. However, it also contained unions representing unskilled industrial workers, which led to a rift among AFL members in 1938 and spawned the formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). This rift was closed in 1955, when both joined together to form the AFL-CIO, which is the primary advocate for workers and labor unions in the United States.
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OWNERSHIP LIABILITY The extent to which the owners of a business are liable for the debts of the company. The two basic liability alternatives are unlimited liability, which has no restrictions on ownership liability, and limited liability, which does have restrictions. Ownership liability is one characteristic separating legal business organizations. Proprietorships and partnerships have unlimited liability. Corporations have limited liability.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time browsing about a thrift store hoping to buy either a coffee table shaped like the state of Florida or storage boxes for your summer clothes. Be on the lookout for florescent light bulbs that hum folk songs from the sixties. Your Complete Scope
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The Dow Jones family of stock market price indexes began with a simple average of 11 stock prices in 1884.
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"I feel sorry for the person who canžt get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile. " -- Walter Chrysler, automaker
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