Under the Wagner Act (NLRA), the only time workers are entitled to union representation is when the union has the support of the majority of workers at the workplace.   False   True

05 The old industrial unions are being supplanted by Multiple Choice unions of service workers. craft unions.

Suppose an economy consists of a union and a nonunion sector. The labour demand curve in each sector is given by: E= 600 - 15w   where w is the hourly wage and E is the level of employment. The total labour supply is inelastic and equal to 600. Workers are equally skilled and can be employed either in the union or the nonunion sector.   How do you find the competitive wage in this economy?

Suppose the economy consists of a union and a nonunion sector. The labor demand curve in each sector is given by L = 1,000,000 - 20w. The total (economywide) supply of labor is 1,000,000, and it does not depend upon the wage. All workers are equally skilled and equally suited for work in either sector. A monopoly union sets the wage at $30,000 in the union sector. What is the union wage gap? What is the effect of the union on the wage in the nonunion sector?