After Contract Negotiations with Its Union Have Reached an Impasse,Sinclair

question 5

Multiple Choice

After contract negotiations with its union have reached an impasse,Sinclair Processing,Inc.,has temporarily ceased operations to prevent union members from working.Sinclair Processing has begun a/an

• A) pre-emptive strike.
• B) counter strike.
• C) shut-down.
• D) lockout.

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Definitions:

Consideration

In contract law, consideration refers to something of value, which can be an object, service, money, or promise, exchanged between parties as the basis for a contract.

Bilateral Contract

An agreement between two parties in which each party commits to performing a specific obligation.

Consideration

In a contractual agreement, it is the value or promise that each party agrees to exchange.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that enables a party to recover on a promise made when they have reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment, even if a formal contract does not exist.