sympathetic strike (Meaning)

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sympathetic strike (n)

a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer

The taxi drivers organized a sympathetic strike to support the demands of their striking counterparts in the bus industry.
The teachers' union threatened a sympathetic strike if the government failed to resolve the pay dispute with the nurses.
The oil workers engaged in a sympathetic strike to demonstrate solidarity with the striking steelworkers.
The nurses decided to launch a sympathetic strike in response to the government's cuts to healthcare funding.
The construction workers initiated a sympathetic strike to show their support for the locked-out carpenters.
The local farmers initiated a sympathetic strike to express their disapproval of the corporate takeover of family farms.
The service workers called for a sympathetic strike to support the demands of the striking airport staff.
The grocery store employees organized a sympathetic strike to condemn the unfair dismissal of their colleagues.
The postal workers considered a sympathetic strike to assist the protesting postal clerks.
The warehouse workers contemplated a sympathetic strike to express their solidarity with the striking truck drivers.

a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer

sympathy strike, strike, sit-down,walkout, slowdown, job action,lockout, go-slow, sit-in, sick-out

No antonyms found.

The taxi drivers organized a sympathetic strike to support the demands of their striking counterparts in the bus industry.

The teachers' union threatened a sympathetic strike if the government failed to resolve the pay dispute with the nurses.

The oil workers engaged in a sympathetic strike to demonstrate solidarity with the striking steelworkers.

The nurses decided to launch a sympathetic strike in response to the government's cuts to healthcare funding.