When the employees of a large maintenance and building repair company tried to organize a union, the company fired several of the most active organizers, began holding one-on-one meetings to interrogate employees about their intentions, and sent each employee a letter with veiled threats about what would happen if they joined the union. This employer is utilizing:
A) Theory X management tactics.
B) Adversarial HR management.
C) Union substitution tactics.
D) Union suppression tactics.

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The company is clearly trying to prevent the employees from forming a union through various coercive and threatening tactics. This falls under the category of union suppression tactics.

When the Employees of a Large Maintenance and Building Repair