Collective Bargaining

question 73

Multiple Choice

Collective bargaining:

• A) cannot be used to describe today's union-management relations, but does apply to general vertical conflict.
• B) is one type of negotiation used to resolve disagreements between workers and management, through a union, establishing fixed responsibilities for the next two to three years.
• C) is considered to be an integration device that results in contracts establishing flexible responsibilities for the next ten to fifteen years.
• D) has been eliminated because of the introduction of more innovative cooperative approaches.

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