work-to-rules

A form of work-to-rule — A labor protest in which employees do only the minimum work required by the rules of a workplace, following safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of work-to-rule
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work-to-rules. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work-to-rules

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“work-to-rules.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work-to-rules. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “work-to-rules,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work-to-rules.

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