Question

The author of the passage mentions "particular employers" (line 8) primarily in order to

• A. suggest that occupational unions found some employers difficult to satisfy\
• B. indicate that the occupational unions served some employers but not others\
• C. emphasize the unique focus of occupational unionism\
• D. accentuate the hostility of some employers toward occupational unionism\
• E. point out a weakness of worksite unionism

Hint:

Trace contrast words ("rather than") to identify purpose: differentiate union types.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Line 8: "Rather than unionizing the workforces of particular employers, waitress locals sought to control their occupation throughout a city."
Step 2: "Particular employers" contrasts with city-wide scope, highlighting occupational unionism's broad focus vs. worksite's narrow one.
Step 3: This emphasizes the unique occupational (occupation-wide) vs. worksite (employer-specific) approach.
Step 4: (A),(B),(D),(E) unsupported or irrelevant.