a situation in which all or most of the workers in a particular industry or country stop working in order to force their employers to provide better conditions or higher pay
Synonyms and related words
Strikes and other union activity
action
blackleg
break a strike
general strike
noun countable
US
Word Forms
singular
general strike
plural
general strikes
DEFINITIONS1
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a situation in which all or most of the workers in a particular industry or country stop working in order to force their employers to provide better conditions or higher pay