A Union May Attempt to Obtain Stricter Certification Requirements or Longer

question 12

Multiple Choice

A union may attempt to obtain stricter certification requirements or longer apprenticeships. These changes would raise workers' wages because they:

• A) create unnecessary unemployment.
• B) shift in labor supply curve leftward.
• C) decrease the marginal product of labor.
• D) reduce management's use of featherbedding.

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