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Appendix C: AFL-CIO Resolution on Computer Homework
Pages 152-154

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... Unsafe working conditions and flagrant violations of minimum wage and overtime standards and child labor laws were prevalent in these industries, and the potential for the same problems to arise in computer homework is tremendous. WHEREAS, The piecework nature of computer work increases the risk of employee exploitation.
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From page 153...
... Adopted by the 15th Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO, Hollywood, Florida, October 3-6, 1983.
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