The Food Source Grocery chain stocks the products of Vegi-Delite Food Company at all of their supermarkets. The Teamsters Union is currently involved in a labor dispute with Vegi-Delite. The union has already encouraged its members and the general public not to buy Vegi-Delite products. Now it is threatening Food Source with the possibility of a boycott if it continues to carry the Vegi-Delite line. The union is threatening Food Source with a(n):
A) primary boycott.
B) secondary boycott.
C) jurisdictional boycott.
D) informational boycott.

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The Teamsters Union is threatening Food Source with a secondary boycott, which is an attempt to pressure a business to stop doing business with another company that is involved in a labor dispute. In this case, the union is targeting Food Source for carrying Vegi-Delite products despite the ongoing labor dispute.

The Food Source Grocery Chain Stocks the Products of Vegi-Delite