Germany's biggest labor union, the I.G. Metall labor union, threatened to call a strike of industrial and electrical workers in the province of Baden-Wurttemberg, the heart of Germany's automotive and high-tech industries. A binding arbitrator, Hans-Jochen Vogel, was called in to settle the dispute. Like in the United States, this arbitrator
a. would have been paid for by the government.
b. rendered a decision that both parties had to obey.
c. could suggest possible compromise but could do nothing to thwart the strike.
d. would have been paid for by the employers.
e. would have been selected by a majority of the union members.
Ans: C