Labor Unions need legal protection for worker actions, such as strikes, in order to be effective.

a.If firms are perfectly competitive, discuss what influence unions will have on worker compensation, when the unions have legal protection for worker actions, etc.

b.Suppose some locations have strong legal protection for union worker actions and other locations do not. Discuss the consequences for workers in the two locations.

c.Labor unions usually represent low and semi-skilled workers. Discuss the consequences for union labor of advances in technology that effectively reproduce the employment activity of these workers.