A union is striking a steel company, and then, to put more pressure on the steel company, also promotes a boycott against an auto company that buys steel from the steel company. This latter action is

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The action described is a secondary boycott, which is illegal under the Taft-Hartley Act. This act prohibits unions from engaging in any boycotts or strikes that affect a third party not directly involved in the labor dispute. The action is not a sympathy strike, which is when workers in one industry strike in support of workers in a different industry, and is legal under the Wagner Act.

A Union Is Striking a Steel Company, and Then, to Put