The age of automation and the rise of the service sector have
A. led to increased power for labor unions.
B. eliminated the need for interest groups for workers.
C. led to an increase in the percentage of blue-collar workers in the total working population.
D. led to attempts to unionize migrant farm workers, service workers, and public employees.
E. caused the collapse of all labor interest groups.
Answer: D
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