Featherbedding refers to a a situation in which a

236. Featherbedding refers to:
A. a situation in which a union forces an employer to hire union workers in preference to nonunion
workers.
B. the requirement that unneeded workers be retained on a job.
C. the refusal by one union to handle or transport goods produced by workers in another union.
D. disputes among two or more unions as to which will perform certain jobs.
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237. Available research suggests that the union wage advantage diminishes the national output by:
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238. Suppose a worker feels unhappy with his job and consequently quits. This illustrates:
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239. The voice mechanism is important because it may:
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Assumptions: These two graphs show two sectors of the labor market for a particular kind of labor.
Relevant product markets are competitive. The two labor demand curves are identical and initially the
quantities of labor employed in the two sectors are L
1
and L'
1
and the wage rate in each sector is Wn .
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240. Refer to the above diagram and assumptions. If a union is formed in sector 1 and the union increases
the wage rate from W
n
to W
u
, then employment will:
A. decrease, but we cannot determine by how much.
B. decrease by 0 L
2
in sector 1.
C.
decrease by L
1
L
2
in sector 1.
D. increase by L
1
L
2
in sector 1.
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241. Refer to the above diagrams and assumptions. The change in employment in sector 1 to which a W
n
to
W
u
union wage increase gives rise will cause output in that sector to:
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