When the butchers at Acme Meat Processing Company went on strike, its members formed picket lines at grocery stores that carried Acme products. The union members in the picket lines asked shoppers not to shop at these stores until they stopped carrying Acme products. This union action is called a(n) _____ and is _____.

A) secondary boycott, illegal
B) union support technique, legal
C) primary boycott, legal
D) employee vendetta, illegal
E) corporate campaign, legal

Secondary Boycott

A form of protest or collective action where individuals or groups refuse to do business with or buy products from a company that does business with another company engaged in objectionable practices.

Corporate Campaign

A strategic effort undertaken by a group, often a trade union, to pressure a company to change its policies or behavior through public, financial, or political means.

Picket Lines

A boundary established by workers on strike, particularly outside their place of employment, to protest against their employer's practices.