Critics of labor unions argue that unions are no longer needed to protect workers from abusive and unfair treatment because
A) the widespread use of ESOPs has given most workers control over their workplace.
B) supply and demand conditions in labor markets now favor labor rather than management.
C) laws and modern management attitudes minimize the possibility of unsafe working conditions and unfair treatment of workers found in earlier eras.
D) most of the firms that treated workers poorly have moved their operations to foreign countries.

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The harsh and unsafe working conditions, low pay, and unfair treatment of workers that characterized the Industrial Revolution contributed greatly to the rise of the labor movement. Today, however, laws and regulations exist to protect workers from sweatshop-like working conditions and arbitrary or unfair treatment. In addition, the attitudes and behaviors of most contemporary managers toward their employees are more positive than the attitudes and behaviors of managers from earlier eras. Critics of today's unions maintain that these changes have reduced the need for unions to serve as protectors of workers.

Critics of Labor Unions Argue That Unions Are No Longer