Unions Might Support a Higher Minimum Wage Because

question 195

Multiple Choice

Unions might support a higher minimum wage because

• A) their constitutions obligate them to do so.
• B) they feel a higher minimum wage will lower labor's tax payments for welfare programs.
• C) a higher minimum wage makes less-skilled workers less substitutable for union workers.
• D) the minimum wage is better targeted than are alternative income-maintenance programs.

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