Labor

Question 1

New YorkPennsylvaniaMassachusettsNew Jersey

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Massachusetts

Question 2

Minimum wageChild laborUnion membershipWorkers’ compensation

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Workers’ compensation

Question 3

If union contracts raise wages above competitive levels, what might be one negative outcome?

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Companies will move overseas to escape unions and hire cheaper labor.

Question 4

The graph shows labor union membership.

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in 1945 and 1955

Question 5

Both newspaper journalists and postal workers have been negatively affected by

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the popularity of electronic communication and the Internet.

Question 6

What is the definition of collective bargaining?

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labor union and employer negotiations about wages and other issues

Question 7

What event had an enormous effect on US workplace safety?

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a deadly factory fire

Question 8

most

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all workers, who are less likely to miss work because of injury or face high medical bills

Question 9

Health care, business, retail, and education are examples of ________ industries.

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service

Question 10

One argument in favor of labor unions is that they

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give workers job security.

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