The hypocrisy of the open shop movement was that:
A) Employers wanted businesses to be open to all consumers but closed to unions.
B) Employers painted collective action of workers as an infringement upon individual liberty while they themselves acted collectively to prevent unionization.
C) Unions said they were there to represent all workers but actually they only represented those that belonged to the union.
D) Courts were willing to issue injunctions against unions who went out on strike.

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The open shop movement advocated for businesses to be open to all employees regardless of union membership, but employers used collective action to prevent unionization and portrayed unions as infringing on individual liberty. This demonstrated hypocrisy in their beliefs and actions. Option A is not accurate as the open shop movement did not pertain to consumers. Option C is incorrect as unions were formed to represent the interests of all workers, not just union members. Option D is also irrelevant as it pertains to judicial action against unions, not the hypocrisy of the open shop movement itself.

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