Jason works at a bottling plant for a soft drink company. He is part of a labor union, along with his co-workers. After the plant's management and the labor union fail to agree on contract terms, the union uses picketing and advertising to ask its members and the public not to buy the company's products. This scenario best describes
A) a boycott.
B) a strike.
C) collective bargaining.
D) a giveback.
E) a lockout.

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This scenario best describes a boycott, which is an attempt to keep people from purchasing the products of a company. In a boycott, union members are asked not to do business with the boycotted organization. A union involved in a boycott may also ask the public, through picketing and advertising, not to purchase the products of the picketed firm.

Jason Works at a Bottling Plant for a Soft Drink