Which of the Following Trends Weakened Unions in the 1970s

question 120

Multiple Choice

Which of the following trends weakened unions in the 1970s and 1980s by limiting the organizational resources of industrial workers?

• A)American firms hired anti-union consultants
• B)employers began to contest union elections
• C)outright intimidation sometimes prevented workers from unionizing
• D)all of these choices
• E)none of these choices

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