Which of the Following Is True of Labor Relations in the Public

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of labor relations in the public sector?

• A)Much of the union growth in the public sector has been in the service industry.
• B)Union membership in the public sector has constantly declined since the 1960s.
• C)Executive Order 10988 prohibits collective bargaining by federal employees.
• D)The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978,Title VII,established the Federal Mediation Board.
• E)Strikes are legal at the federal level of the public sector in most states.

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

The additional output generated by employing one more unit of a particular input, holding all other inputs constant.

Total Product

The overall quantity of output produced by a firm from a given quantity of inputs.

Short Run

In microeconomics, a period of time in which producers are able to change the quantities of some but not all of the resources they employ; a period in which some resources (usually plant) are fixed and some are variable.

Profits

The financial gain realized when the revenue generated from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain the activity.