The Age of Automation and the Rise of the Service

question 41

Multiple Choice

The age of automation and the rise of the service sector have

• A) led to increased power for labor unions.
• B) eliminated the need for interest groups for workers.
• C) led to an increase in the percentage of blue-collar workers in the total working population.
• D) led to attempts to unionize migrant farm workers, service workers, and public employees.
• E) caused the collapse of all labor interest groups.

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