Talk:Secondary boycott

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 * Secondary boycotts are a trade maneuver in which a party or alliance of parties refuse to deal with specific parties trading with a third party. This permits the boycotting party to punish anyone doing business with the third party, with the aim of harming the third party by denying it trade opportunities.  An example would be where US manufacturers of a specific electronic part refuse to do business with a chain of stores selling the same part made by an overseas maker.  If they control sufficient supply, the alliance can limit the market opportunities of their competition and cause consumers to pay higher prices.  A second example is a labor union preventing a non-union manufacturer from selling products to parties who do business with union manufacturers.


 * This type of behavior is often illegal in many countries. In the U.S. it is banned by the interpretation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and by sections 45D to 45E of the Trade Practices Act.

Also tagged for cleanup due to: vagueness. --mervyn 14:28, 17 May 2006 (UTC)