Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Trade unions

Trade unions — practice question

From the figures for the United States (US) in 2011, $7.6$ million public sector workers ($36\%$ of public sector workers) were in trade unions, whereas only $7.1$ million private sector workers ($8\%$ of private sector workers) were members of a trade union. What conclusion can be drawn from this information?

  • A$28\%$ of all workers belonged to a trade union in the US in 2011.
  • BCollective bargaining was more a feature of the private sector than the public sector in the US in 2011.
  • CMore people worked in the private sector than in the public sector in the US in 2011.
  • DThe working population in the US in 2011 was $14.7$ million.

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