It's the name for a union's efforts to force an employer to hire more employees than necessary?

It's the name for a union's efforts to force an employer to hire more employees than necessary?

• A. Featherbedding
• B. Overtime
• C. Unionization drive
• D. Strikes

Answer: (A)

Featherbedding is the term for union efforts that keep more workers on payroll than are actually needed to get the job done, often to protect members’ jobs and bargaining power. This can involve requiring more staff or creating nonessential tasks so that employment remains high even if productivity would be better with fewer workers. It’s different from overtime (working extra hours), a unionization drive (efforts to form a union), or strikes (work stoppages to press demands).

Featherbedding is the term for union efforts that keep more workers on payroll than are actually needed to get the job done, often to protect members’ jobs and bargaining power. This can involve requiring more staff or creating nonessential tasks so that employment remains high even if productivity would be better with fewer workers. It’s different from overtime (working extra hours), a unionization drive (efforts to form a union), or strikes (work stoppages to press demands).