Question

George works in a factory and is a member of the labor union. He thinks his wages are low for the work that he does, so he tells the union

representative that his employer should increase his wages. The representative asks the other workers if they feel the same, and they all agree.
The following week, the union representative met with the factory owner regarding an increase in wages, and the employer agreed to it. What
strategy did the unlon use to get the owner to agree to increase wages?
Α. individual bargaining
В. threaten to go on a strike
C. collective bargaining
D. threaten to quit their jobs
E. filing a petition to the government

Answer 1

Answer: C, collective bargaining

Step-by-step explanation: You can find this answer by using the process of elimination. Looking at option A, we know that can be ruled out because George himself as an individual did not bargain. We can also rule out choices B and D because in the question the union as a whole neither threatened to go on strike or quit their jobs. So we are left with options C and E. These two although could be interpreted as correct neither a petition or the government was mentioned in the question therefore letter choice C is correct because the union as a group, or whole collectively bargained with their employer to get a raise.