Labor and management at DJ Trucking cannot agree upon a contract for the truck drivers. The drivers are threatening to strike, and management knows that such a strike would be very costly. Each side contends that they are bargaining fairly, but no agreement seems to be possible. Both sides agree that they are competing over a fixed amount of resources. Each side feels that what one side wins, the other loses. Based on this information we can say that the two sides are engaged in ________.

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The scenario describes a situation where both parties are competing over a fixed amount of resources, indicating a win-lose situation. This is characteristic of distributive bargaining, where each side tries to claim the maximum amount of the available resources for themselves.

Labor and Management at DJ Trucking Cannot Agree Upon a Contract