During the First Decade of the 21^st Century,the AFL-CIO Saw

During the first decade of the 21^st century,the AFL-CIO saw its membership significantly decline when ___________________________________.

A) Seven of its member unions split to form a new union,the CtW [Change to Win]
B) Its large representation decided to merge with the manufacturers and craft unions
C) Members looking for a better bargain with respect to membership dues elected to form independent unions
D) The stronger member unions refused to acknowledge international member groups,and essentially voted them out of the union