Data on the Relationship Between the Percentage of the Workforce

question 222

Multiple Choice

Data on the relationship between the percentage of the workforce unionized and the share of national income allocated to labor suggest that unionization has

• A) greatly altered the labor-capital distribution of national income.
• B) increased the share of national income allocated to labor.
• C) had a positive effect on the wages of nonunion workers.
• D) had no significant impact on the share of income going to labor.

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Definitions:

NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board, a government agency in the United States that oversees labor practices and enforces labor laws.

Employee Free Choice Act

Proposed U.S. legislation intended to ease the process for workers to form unions by allowing card check certification among other reforms.

First Contracts

The initial collective bargaining agreement reached between a newly formed or recognized labor union and the employer.

Negotiations

The process of discussion between two or more parties aimed at reaching a mutual agreement or understanding on a specific matter.