Almost All the 12,000 Workers of an Automobile Factory Gathered

Multiple Choice

Almost all the 12,000 workers of an automobile factory gathered outside the plant and refused to work for five consecutive days. This strike, reflecting the union's opposition to the unfair clauses in the proposed union contract, began after negotiations on the mandatory issue of increase in wages failed. The workers were disappointed that the employer refused to meet their demand and responded to this bargaining impasse by initiating a(n) _____.

A) sympathy strike
B) lockout
C) slowdown
D) economic strike
E) jurisdictional strike