Question

The passage suggests that in the 1920’s a company in the United States was able to

• A. use its own funds to set up a union
• B. require its employees to join the company’s own union
• C. develop a single labor policy for all its employees with little employee dissent.
• D. pressure its employees to contribute money to maintain the company’s own union
• E. use its resources to prevent the passage of federal legislation that would have facilitated the formation of independent unions

Answer 1

The correct option is A use its own funds to set up a union

The best answer is A. The passage indicates that indicate that in the early 1930’s it became illegal for a company to maintain its own union with company funds. Thus, the passage suggests that prior to the 1930’s a company was permitted to fund its own union. Choices B, C, D, and E describe practices that are not implied in the passage.