The Check-Out Clerks at a Large Grocery Store Are in Negotiations

question 29

Multiple Choice

The check-out clerks at a large grocery store are in negotiations with management. The last remaining issue to settle is the hourly wage. In their earlier meetings, the clerks' bargaining committee has decided that although they are demanding $9.50 an hour, they will settle for nothing less than $8.75. Management's bargaining committee has decided that their highest offer will be $8.50. Union's figure of $8.75 is its _____.

• A) initial demand point
• B) target point
• C) resistance point
• D) strike point
• E) settlement point

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