In order to decrease the power of the union at the ABC Auto manufacturing plant,when contract talk broke down and the all white union workers went on strike,the management at ABC recruited,hired,and bussed in low-wage Mexican workers.What is this situation called?
A) internal colonialism
B) segregation
C) split labour market
D) new international division of labour

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The situation described in the scenario exemplifies a split labour market, which occurs when employers use a divide-and-rule strategy to weaken the bargaining power of workers by exploiting racial, ethnic, or gender differences. In this case, the management of ABC Auto manufacturing plant recruited low-wage Mexican workers to undermine the union's demands for better wages and working conditions by creating a competition between white and Mexican workers. This practice leads to the creation of segmented labour markets, where workers with similar skills and education are sorted into distinct groups with different wages, benefits, and job security. The split labour market perpetuates inequality and discrimination, as the employer profits from paying low wages and dividing workers along racial and ethnic lines.

In Order to Decrease the Power of the Union at the ABC