In the United States (US) in 2011, 7.6 million public sector workers (36% of public sector workers) were members of trade unions, whereas only 7.1 million private sector workers (8% of private sector workers) were in a trade union. What conclusion can be drawn from this information?
- A28% 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.