When Unions Raise Wages Beyond What Productivity Increases Would Permit

question 273

Multiple Choice

When unions raise wages beyond what productivity increases would permit,

• A) more union workers are employed.
• B) there are higher wages for all union members.
• C) there is a redistribution of income from low- to high-seniority workers.
• D) nonunion workers wages in the economy also increase.

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