One of the Biggest Differences Between Unions of the 1950s

question 103

Multiple Choice

One of the biggest differences between unions of the 1950s and unions of today is

• A) the us-versus-them mentality of unions of the 1950s does not stand out today.
• B) the mentality of unions that they can work as partners with employers to achieve the best results because all that was prominent in the 1950s does not exist today.
• C) unions of the 1950s mainly represented workers with respect to wages and working conditions, which is not the case today.
• D) whereas unions mainly looked out for their own interests in the 1950s, they look out for the interests of their members more so today.
• E) whereas unions mainly looked out for the interests of their members in the 1950s, they look out for their own interests more so today.

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