job action

Noun

Meaning

a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

industrial action strike protest revolt closure boycott stoppage slowdown lockout walkout tie-up go-slow wildcat strike general strike do the job
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Antonyms

support help advantage deal peace aid
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Hypernyms

direct action

Hyponyms

strike work to rule go-slow work stoppage

Examples

All four major teachers' unions are engaged in job action, but only one -- the union representing teachers in the French system -- is still in bargaining. Source: Internet

Saskatchewan teachers have voted more than 90 per cent in favour of job action as their union and the province struggle to come to an agreement on a new contract. Source: Internet

Do you agree with the BCTF escalating job action to a full walkout to get a new contract? Source: Internet

“It’s not in the best interests of the student union, or the union, for there to be job action at this point in time,” Williams said of the dispute that has being going on since the end of last year. Source: Internet

Plans for the upcoming Annapolis Valley Music Festival are in flux with uncertainties created by the Nova Scotia Teachers Union’s work-to-rule job action. Source: Internet

The president of the Annapolis Valley Music Festival (AVMF) says they’re not taking sides in the labour dispute between the Nova Scotia Teachers Union and the province but there’s no denying that work-to-rule job action has impacted festival plans. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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