The Taft-Hartley Act (1947) allows workers to be employed at a firm without join

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The Taft-Hartley Act (1947) allows workers to be employed at a firm without joining the union at their workplace or paying membership fees to the union. This arrangement is known as an open shop. Considering that unions negotiate terms of employment and wages on behalf of all the workers at a firm, which of the following is true?

A. Workers are likely to join a union, since the required dues for membership are lower than the higher salaries that the unions can negotiate with firms.

B. Workers are likely to join a union because without enough members paying dues, unions cannot function properly and negotiate effectively.

C. Workers are not likely to join a union, since negotiating individually will likely lead to a better salary than relying on a union to negotiate.

D. Workers are not likely to join a union, since they will not have to pay union dues and will still be able to free ride from the benefits of union negotiations.

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D. Workers are not likely to join a union, since they will not have to pay union dues and will still be able to free ride from the benefits of union negotiations.

Because there will be free ride problems

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