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 to not buy meat processed by Acme. Their slogan was, "No Acme Baloney!" This union action is called a(n):
A) secondary boycott
B) union support technique
C) primary boycott
D) employee vendetta
E) intermediary involvement device

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A primary boycott is when a union calls on consumers to not buy products or services from a company with which the union has a dispute. In this case, the union is asking shoppers to not buy meat processed by Acme, the company with whom they have a conflict, which fits the definition of a primary boycott.

When the Butchers at Acme Meat Processing Company Went on Strike