The Most Important Difference Between Public and Private Collective Bargaining

question 43

Multiple Choice

The most important difference between public and private collective bargaining is that:

• A) federal legislation and most state statutes do not contain the right of public employees to strike.
• B) federal employees cannot bargain about the numbers, types, and grades of positions and procedures for performing work or exercising authority.
• C) federal employees cannot bargain about the alternatives for employees harmed by management decisions.
• D) federal employees alone are allowed to bargain over wages, hours, and benefits, while private employees cannot.

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