The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
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Chapter 22, Problem 2BS
Summary Introduction
Case summary: Company B employs both skilled and unskilled workers in its manufacturing plant. Certain group of employees of B wants to join a union.
To find: The fairness in selecting only one union for the workers of B.
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