In the wake of the fifth consecutive wage cut, when General Motors was making unprecedented profits, the workers at the Oshawa plant joined the United Auto Workers Union. According to the textbook, what do their actions represent?
A) resource mobilization
B) non-routine collective action
C) revolutionary action
D) pluralistic collective action

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Resource mobilization is the process by which social movements acquire and use resources to achieve their goals. In this case, the workers at the Oshawa plant joined the United Auto Workers Union in order to gain access to resources that would help them fight for better wages and working conditions.

In the Wake of the Fifth Consecutive Wage Cut, When