The AFL represented:
A) one big union that eliminated the identity of unions joining the AFL.
B) a Knights of Labor committee that handled the strategic planning duties.
C) a group that supported the basic philosophy of the IWW.
D) a federation or service organization that unions could join and still retain their separate identities and collective bargaining concerns.
E) a Knights of Labor committee that handled the strategic planning duties and a group that supported the basic philosophy of the IWW.

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The AFL was a federation or service organization that allowed unions to join while retaining their separate identities and collective bargaining concerns. This was in contrast to the Knights of Labor, which aimed to create one big union that eliminated the identity of unions joining the organization. The AFL also had different goals and strategies than the IWW, which aimed to overthrow capitalism and create a society based on workers' control.

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