The Most Important Difference Between the Public and Private Collective

question 42

Multiple Choice

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

• A) the federal government and most state collective bargaining statutes do not contain the right of public employees to strike.
• B) only unions representing federal, state, and local government employees lobby Congress.
• C) the unions that represent private sector workers are not allowed to represent federal, state, and local government employees.
• D) unions representing federal, state, and local government employees are not covered by the Landrum Griffin Act.

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