work-in

noun

A form of direct action where workers whose jobs are under threat remain in their place of employment and continue working without pay.

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Meanings

nounwork-in (plural work-ins)

plural work-ins

  1. A form of direct action where workers whose jobs are under threat remain in their place of employment and continue working without pay.

    The yard was […] one of the main focal points of the UCS work-in, and the power base of its main spokesman Jimmy Reid, though he was a Govanite, not a Bankie.

    2024, Ian R. Mitchell, Walking Through Glasgow's Industrial Past
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APA

work-in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work-in

MLA

“work-in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work-in. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “work-in,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work-in.

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