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

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The description of the strike as a response to a bargaining impasse and opposition to unfair contract clauses indicates that it is an economic strike, which is a work stoppage by employees to pressure their employer into meeting their demands for better wages, benefits, or working conditions. The other options (sympathy strike, lockout, slowdown, jurisdictional strike) do not fit the specific circumstances described in the passage.

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