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.

Union Suppression Tactics

Strategies employed by employers to prevent the formation of unions or weaken existing unions, often to minimize labor costs or maintain managerial control.

Theory X Management

A management style based on the assumption that employees are inherently lazy and unambitious, requiring strict oversight and control.

Adversarial HR Management

A strategy in human resource management that views the relationship between employers and employees as inherently conflictual, emphasizing competition and conflict over cooperation.