Why Are Unions in Manufacturing Sometimes Suspicious of Top-Management Sponsored

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why are unions in manufacturing sometimes suspicious of top-management sponsored participation programs?

• A)Union workers do not want to participate in programs that will make them work harder.
• B)The history of the labor movement and extreme employer resistance has made unions suspicious of management at all times.
• C)Unions are afraid management will make use of workers' participation efforts and then move production overseas.
• D)Unions are not interested in improving the efficiency of production, which is often a goal of participation programs.
• E)Unions generally are not suspicious of top-management sponsored participation programs.

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