The right that employers possess that serves as a bargaining weapon to equalize the force of the union's right to strike is:
A)the legal right to hire replacement workers.
B)the legal injunction.
C)the lockout.
D)a work slowdown.

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The legal right to hire replacement workers, also known as "scabs," allows employers to continue production and operations during a strike by bringing in temporary workers. This puts pressure on the striking workers to return to work, as they risk being permanently replaced. As a result, the threat of replacement workers serves as a bargaining weapon for employers to balance the power of a union's right to strike. The other options - legal injunction, lockout, and work slowdown - do not directly serve as a bargaining weapon to neutralize the union's power to strike.

The Right That Employers Possess That Serves as a Bargaining