A union of 35,000 laborers of a shoe manufacturing factory has gone on strike to protest against poor working conditions. To show their support, workers of a garment factory went on strike. This is an example of a(n) _____.
A) jurisdictional strike
B) sympathy strike
C) lockout
D) sick-out strike
E) economic strike

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This is a sympathy strike because the workers of the garment factory are showing their support for the shoe manufacturing factory workers by going on strike, even though they do not have any grievances of their own against their own employers. A jurisdictional strike would be when two different unions are fighting over which union represents the workers in a particular job or industry. A lockout is when the employer prevents workers from coming to work. A sick-out strike is when workers call in sick en masse as a form of protest. An economic strike is when workers strike for better wages, benefits, or working conditions.

A Union of 35,000 Laborers of a Shoe Manufacturing Factory