Paper 1 Essay Plans

Question 1

What are the arguments for Trade Unions and evaluate them.

Answer 1

For
1. trade unions give workers a collective voice to negotiate with employers on issues such as wages, benefits, and working conditions.
ev - if negotiations are handled badly = strikes

2. Trade unions can provide legal support and representation to workers in cases of violations of their rights. This can help to ensure that workers receive fair treatment and have access to justice.
   ev - legal representation by trade unions may not always be available or accessible to all members, leading to disparities in representation and outcomes.

Question 2

What are the arguments against Trade Unions and evaluate them.

Answer 2

1. unions may abuse their monopoly power over the supply of labour to make unreasonable demands
   ev - good unions will improve communication between workers and employers.
2. if wages rise above equilibrium = excess supply = unemployment
   ev - good union leadership does not want to see members losing their jobs

Question 3

What are the arguments for the NMW

Question 4

What are the arguments against the NMW

Question 5

Evaluate the policies to help households with the high price of energy

Question 6

What are the for and against arguments for the nationalisation of railways, power suppliers, water.

Question 7

Evaluate the policies for correcting market failure associated with merit goods (cycling, solar panels, insulation, electric cars etc)