As Reported in the New York Times in November,2008,Ron Gettelfinger,President

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As reported in the New York Times in November,2008,Ron Gettelfinger,President of the U. A.W.United Auto Workers Union) testified with auto executives in front of the U.S.Congress,saying,"The U.A.W.can't be the low-hanging fruit...While we're at the table,we're asking that others come in and sacrifice as well." Mr.Gettelfinger was referring to the several ___________ that the autoworkers' union had agreed to over the past few years in order to save jobs and particularly keep retirement benefits intact.

• A)primary boycotts
• B)givebacks
• C)herding tactics
• D)legal mandates

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