job action

noun

A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity.

Similar
industrial action
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Meanings

nounjob action (plural job actions)

plural job actions

  1. CanadaUSA workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity.

    Synonyms: industrial action

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity.

Similar
industrial action
Also see
industrial action
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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