Unions Are Less Likely to Strike Today Than in the Past

question 32

Multiple Choice

Unions are less likely to strike today than in the past because _____

• A)real wages have increased over the last 20 years.
• B)employers are less willing to hire strikebreakers.
• C)most workers in the United States are already union members.
• D)more workers, both union and nonunion, are willing to cross the picket lines to work.
• E)many high-profile strikes have succeeded in winning job security.

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