A union is attempting to organize clerical and factory workers at a local manufacturing plant in Oshkosh. The NLRB makes a determination to include the clerical and factory workers in the same bargaining unit because they have indicated that their demands are very similar. The NLRB is applying a principle of:
A) Community of interests.
B) Geographical proximity.
C) Interdependence of jobs.
D) Exchange of labor.

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The NLRB is applying the principle of community of interests, which involves determining whether a group of employees share common concerns or interests that justify their representation by one bargaining unit. In this case, the clerical and factory workers have similar demands, which suggests they share a community of interests and can be included in the same bargaining unit.

A Union Is Attempting to Organize Clerical and Factory Workers