Unlike Private-Sector Unions, Public-Sector Unions

question 4

Multiple Choice

Unlike private-sector unions, public-sector unions:

• A) are composed of less than 10 percent of the total public-sector workers.
• B) have seen a steady decline over the last several decades.
• C) do not have the right to strike over wages and working conditions.
• D) do not have the right to vote for their own bosses.
• E) do not have any influence upon the government.

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Definitions:

Exoskeleton

An external skeleton that supports and protects an organism's body, found in invertebrates like insects and crustaceans.

Epiphysis

The end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft but later merging to form a complete bone.

Periosteum

A dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints.

Diaphysis

The main or central shaft of a long bone.