hot cargo

noun

Freight that belongs to a company against which a labor union is taking industrial action, and which unionized transport workers may therefore refuse to carry.

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Meanings

nounhot cargo (uncountable)
  1. uncountableindustrial relationsFreight that belongs to a company against which a labor union is taking industrial action, and which unionized transport workers may therefore refuse to carry.
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APA

hot cargo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20cargo

MLA

“hot cargo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20cargo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot cargo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20cargo.

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