首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
财经
If the trade unionist Jimmy Hoffa were alive today, he would probably represent civil servant. When Hoffa’s Teamsters were in th
If the trade unionist Jimmy Hoffa were alive today, he would probably represent civil servant. When Hoffa’s Teamsters were in th
admin
2015-03-08
28
问题
If the trade unionist Jimmy Hoffa were alive today, he would probably represent civil servant. When Hoffa’s Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do. In 2009 the number of unionists in America’s public sector passed that of their fellow members in the private sector. In Britain, more than half of public-sector workers but only about 15% of private-sector ones are unionized.
There are three reasons for the public-sector unions’ thriving. First, they can shut things down without suffering much in the way of consequences. Second, they are mostly bright and well-educated. A quarter of America’s public-sector workers have a university degree. Third, they now dominate left-of-centre politics. Some of their ties go back a long way. Britain’s Labor Party, as its name implies, has long been associated with trade unionism. Its current leader, Ed Miliband, owes his position to votes from public-sector unions.
At the state level their influence can be even more fearsome. Mark Baldassare of the Public Policy Institute of California points out that much of the state’ s budget is patrolled by unions. The teachers’ unions keep an eye on schools, the CCPOA on prisons and a variety of labor groups on health care.
In many rich countries average wages in the state sector are higher than in the private one. But the real gains come in benefits and work practices. Politicians have repeatedly "backloaded" public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.
Reform has been vigorously opposed, perhaps most egregiously in education, where charter schools, academies and merit pay all faced drawn-out battles. Even though there is plenty of evidence that the quality of the teachers is the most important variable, teachers’ unions have fought against getting rid of bad ones and promoting good ones.
As the cost to everyone else has become clearer, politicians have begun to clamp down. In Wisconsin the unions have rallied thousands of supporters against Scott Walker, the hardline Republican governor. But many within the public sector suffer under the current system, too.
John Donahue at Harvard’s Kennedy School points out that the norms of culture in Western civil services suit those who want to stay put but is bad for high achievers. The only American public-sector workers who earn well above ¥250,000 a year are university sports coaches and the president of the United States. Bankers’ fat pay packets have attracted much criticism, but a public -sector system that does not reward high achievers may be a much bigger problem for America.
It can be learned from the first paragraph that( ).
选项
A、Teamsters still have a large body of members
B、Jimmy Hoffa used to work as a civil servant
C、unions have enlarged their public-sector membership
D、the government has improved its relationship with unionists
答案
C
解析
本文第一段的关键句是“In Britain,more than half of public-sector workers but only about15% of private-sector ones are unionized.”由此可以推断出组织已经扩大了。所以答案是C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/fVgc777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库银行系统招聘考试分类
0
英语
银行系统招聘考试
相关试题推荐
Ifhewouldhaveaskedme,Ishouldhavestayed.
ForgetTwitterandFacebook,GoogleandtheKindle.Televisionisstillthemostinfluentialmedi—umaroundIndeed,notmanyofthe
Shoppinghasalwaysbeensomethingofanimpulseactivity,inwhichobjectsthatcatchourfancvwhilestroilingareimmediately
PassageTwoOverthepastdecade,thousandsofpatentshavebeengrantedforwhatarecalledbusinessmethods.Amazon.comreceiv
Financinghascomechieflyfrom__________sources.
refertothefollowingletter.Whereisthislettermostprobablybeingsent?
Theentrepreneur,accordingtoFrencheconomistJ.B.Say,“isapersonwhoshiftseconomicresourcesoutofanareaoflowerandin
Macaohasdeveloped___________fastinthepastdecadethatitattractstheworld’sattention.
Fiveyearsago,DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday."Iwasaclothesaddict,"hejokes,"Iusedtocarryafre
随机试题
患者男,32岁。结婚1年,近3~4个月来心情苦闷、没有精神、伤心,被妻子带来就诊。医师发现患者自幼和独身的母亲生活,性格内向,孝顺母亲,婚前婚后一直都和母亲生活在一起,儿子孝顺母亲,妻子嫌丈夫不关心自己,丈夫体贴妻子,母亲又怨儿子没有孝道,为此夫妻感情不和
患者,男,55岁。急性心肌梗死发作,胸骨后压榨性疼痛、濒死感、大汗。后经医院救治疼痛缓解,病情稳定,可完成部分自理活动。医生建议行冠状动脉搭桥手术。患者疼痛缓解住院后,护士应首先满足的层次是
某市甲公司(位于A区)和乙公司(位于B区)发生买卖合同纠纷,甲公司得知乙公司已经濒临破产,正欲转移所余财物。于是甲公司向人民法院申请诉前保全,要求查封乙公司位于C区的房产一处。双方合同履行地在D区。甲公司申请财产保全后,乙公司相应提供了担保财产,那么关
某市为了治理城市“牛皮癣”,加大查处力度。一日,徐某正在往墙上张贴广告时被派出所民警发现,当即对他予以批评,并处以50元罚款。徐某认为:区区一个派出所无权罚款,于是拒不交纳罚款。下列说法中正确的是( )。
()被视为城市土地使用的经典模型。
根据《房产税暂行条例》的规定,下列各项中,不符合房产税纳税义务发生时间规定的是()。
下列有关法学的表述.正确的是()。
A、ThemaincoursesofferedbyToastmasters.B、ThefunctionandmissionofToastmasters.C、ThebackgroundandpurposeofToastmas
Fromchildhoodtooldage,wealluselanguageasameansofbroadeningourknowledgeandtheworldaboutus.Whenhumansfirst
7ThingsYouCan’tSayinCanadaAttackingoursacredcows(thingsorpeoplethatcannotbecriticized)mayturnyouintoon
最新回复
(
0
)