a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
Examples of 'official strike' in a sentence
official strike
It coincided with the end of four days of official strikes across the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There have been official strikes and stoppages, work-to-rules, wildcat action, 'sick-outs' (staff going sick at short notice) and strikes at key suppliers.