Public sector collective bargaining effectively came into being in the:
A) early twenty-first century
B) 1920s
C) 1960s
D) 1980s

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Public sector collective bargaining started in the 1960s, particularly with the passage of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in 1935, which allowed private sector employees the right to unionize and bargain collectively, but excluded government employees. However, in the 1960s, several states and localities began to pass their own laws allowing public sector employees to engage in collective bargaining.

Public Sector Collective Bargaining Effectively Came into Being in The