What Relationship Exists Between Poverty Rates and the Environment of Industrial

question 32

Multiple Choice

What relationship exists between poverty rates and the environment of industrial relations?

• A) Poverty rates in North America have declined as average incomes have risen since 1989.
• B) Union and non-union workers experience nearly identical earning inequality.
• C) The widening gap between the wealthy and the poor is directly linked to union decline.
• D) Union support is greatest among the "working poor."

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