When does industrywide bargaining take place?
A) When employees stick to a single employer within a small geographic area
B) When products or services are essentially commodities
C) When the bargaining occurs within a relatively small geographic area
D) When the bargaining is done in a business operating in several distinct industries

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Industrywide bargaining typically occurs when products or services are essentially commodities, as in such cases, there is a greater homogeneity of labor, hence giving employees more bargaining power. In contrast, when employees are dispersed among various employers, there is less bargaining power per employee, and thus industrywide bargaining is less likely. The other options are not relevant or not necessarily indicative of industrywide bargaining.

When Does Industrywide Bargaining Take Place