A manager at a shipping warehouse introduces a new system that dictates the precise, most efficient way for workers to lift and move boxes, including mandated 10-minute rest periods every hour. As a result, the team's overall productivity increases by 30%. Based on the historical criticisms of such scientific management approaches, what is the most likely concern a labor union would raise about this new system?

A factory manager observes that productivity has increased significantly after implementing a new system that dictates the precise, most efficient motions workers must use for a task and sets strict, timed breaks. Despite the productivity gains and performance-based bonuses, the workers' union raises a strong objection. Which of the following arguments most likely forms the basis of the union's criticism?