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\begin{table}
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\begin{center} \textbf{Characteristic} \end{center} & % Col 1
\begin{center}\textbf{Non-construction Unions}\end{center} & % Col 2
\begin{center}\textbf{Construction Unions}\end{center} \\	% Col 3
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\begin{center}\textbf{Initial Relationship}\end{center} &	% Col 1
\begin{center}\begin{flushleft}Involuntary: employers do not seek the union for workers\end{flushleft}\end{center} &	% Col 2
\begin{center}\begin{flushleft}Voluntary: employers seek the union for their “pool of skilled labor”\end{flushleft}\end{center} \\ % Col 3
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\begin{center}\textbf{Employment Duration}\end{center} &	% Col 1
\begin{center}\begin{flushleft}Ongoing, long-term, or permanent\end{flushleft}\end{center} &	% Col 2
\begin{center}\begin{flushleft}Usually temporary; project-based\end{flushleft}\end{center} \\ % Col 3
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\begin{center} \textbf{Hiring} \end{center} &	% Col 1
\begin{center}\begin{flushleft} Hired directly by the employer \end{flushleft}\end{center} &	% Col 2
\begin{center}\begin{flushleft} Dispatched by the union to meet the employers' needs \end{flushleft}\end{center} \\ % Col 3
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\begin{center}\textbf{Employer Obligations}\end{center} & % Col 1
\begin{center}\begin{flushleft}Employer \textit{has an obligation} to continue bargaining after the contract expires\end{flushleft}\end{center} & % Col 2
\begin{center}\begin{flushleft}Employer has \textit{no obligation} tocontinue bargaining after the contract expires\end{flushleft}\end{center} \\	% Col 3
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\begin{center}\textbf{Organizing Method}\end{center} &	% Col 1
\begin{center}\begin{flushleft}Workers organize around their interests irrespective of the employer's desires \end{flushleft}\end{center} & % Col 2
\begin{center}\begin{flushleft}Union convinces employers of the union's benefit to them\end{flushleft}\end{center} \\	% Col 3
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\begin{center} \textbf{Majority Status} \end{center} &	% Col 1
\begin{center}\begin{flushleft} Required \end{flushleft}\end{center} &	% Col 2
\begin{center}\begin{flushleft} \textit{Not} Required \end{flushleft}\end{center} \\ % Col 3
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    \caption[Differences in Organizing and Contracts]{The charactersitics of each mode of organizing and contract type.}
    \label{tab:cases}
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