At the beginning of 2015, dockworkers on the USA's west coast carried out industrial action in the form of a go-slow, which disrupted imports and exports. Their trade union coordinated this action. Unions in the USA are becoming weaker, especially in the private sector. The majority of workers in the USA are employed in the private sector.
(a)[2]
Identify two aims that a trade union has.
(b)[4]
Explain two reasons why trade union membership may decline.
(c)[6]
Analyse why a person may move from public sector employment to private sector employment.
(d)[8]
Discuss whether a fall in imports would raise a country's economic growth rate.
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