Meanings
nounsympathy strike (plural sympathy strikes)
plural sympathy strikes
- Industrial action by a trade union in support of a strike initiated by workers in another, separate enterprise.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer
Similar
sympathetic strike
Broader
strikework stoppage
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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