TEXT D Milan magistrates have ordered Alfa Romeo, the car manufactures, to reinstate 134 workers who are among 5,700 temporarily laid off under an agreement with the unions last March. In two separate cases, groups of 37 and of 97 appealed to magistrates against their suspension on the grounds that they had been discriminated against, because of their health or political views. The magistrate said the company evidently wished to eliminate from the productive cycle those who fell short, either for personal or political reasons. The findings have been criticized however by the company, and the unions. The company said it would lead to grave operational and management difficulties for a firm which was still suffering losses. problems such as this, the company said, risk throwing into crisis the whole system of industrial relations.
76. What was the company's alleged motivation for taking the action they did?
A) To get rid of workers who had not been trained.
B) To get rid of workers who had organized a strike.
C) To get rid of workers who did not observe the rules.
D) To get rid of workers who did not come up to standard.
77. According to the company, the magistrate's decision would lead to _____.
A) personal problems
B) operational hardships
C) commercial failure
D) a management strike