During ________, a union exerts economic pressure on a neutral party indirectly related to the primary employer. The neutral party then exerts pressure against the primary employer.
A) a lockout
B) featherbedding
C) a secondary boycott
D) a wildcat strike

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This is the definition of a secondary boycott, where the union targets a neutral party (such as a supplier or customer of the primary employer) to put pressure on the primary employer indirectly. This tactic is often seen as controversial and has been subject to legal restrictions in some countries, such as the United States. The other options listed do not involve indirect economic pressure on a third party. A lockout is when the employer prevents employees from entering the workplace, featherbedding is the practice of requiring unnecessary workers, and a wildcat strike is an unauthorized strike that is not approved by the union leadership.

During ________, a Union Exerts Economic Pressure on a Neutral