job actionnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈdʒɒb ˌæk.ʃən/us/ˈdʒɑːb ˌæk.ʃən/USa temporary show of dissatisfaction by a group of workers, often by doing their work more slowly, in order to make managers pay attention to their demands
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Industrial action
- abstain
- blackleg
- cooling-off period
- demarcation dispute
- direct action
- lightning strike
- lock
- lock sb out
- lockout
- pay claim
- picket
- picket line
- strike
- strike pay
- strikebreaker
- sympathy
- walk
- walk out
- walkout
- wildcat strike
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