Featherbedding Refers to

question 5

Multiple Choice

Featherbedding refers to

• A) negotiating better fringe benefits than nonunion workers.
• B) one union using a previously negotiated contract as a starting point for its own negotiations.
• C) firing high-wage workers when the union goes on strike.
• D) the union requiring the firm to hire more workers than are actually needed to perform a particular task.
• E) the union using its members' dues to fund political activities.

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