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Which union tactic strikes one critical plant that supplies parts to many other plants?
AA corporate campaign against the management
BA boycott of the products sold by the firm
CA picket line at the head office building
DA selective strike at the critical plant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. A selective strike at the critical plant
1. A full strike across every plant is expensive for a union, because it must support all its striking members.
2. A selective strike targets one critical plant instead, chosen because it supplies parts to other plants.
3. When that plant stops, the assembly plants downstream run out of parts and have to stop too.
4. A small number of strikers therefore halts production system-wide.
5. A boycott works on customers and a picket line works on public opinion, so neither stops production directly.
6. A corporate campaign works through stockholder meetings and share ownership, which is slower and does not interrupt output at all.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 8 "Managing Human Resources and Labor Relations", section Tactics for Pressuring a Contract Settlement_
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