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strike

Work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work

Entitynegotiation technique protest tactic labor activismQ49776

Also known as strike action · labor strike · labour strike · greve · strikes · work stoppage

Instance of: negotiation technique
, protest tactic
, labor activism
Subclass of: labor dispute
, protest
, industrial action
+1 more

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Strike action, also called labour strike, labor strike in American English, or simply strike, is a form of direct action in which employees collectively refuse to work. It is usually a response to employee grievances. Generally, strikes are intended to bring an employer to accede to employees' demands for improved working conditions or unionisation, particularly when other avenues of change, such as negotiations or legal redress, have been exhausted. Strike actions can be called by trade unions or be instigated by rank-and-file activists.

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Members / parts: picketing nature of statement: often
Organizer: labor union nature of statement: mainly
Has goal: concession participant: employer · including: pay raise, compensation and benefits · part of: employment contract
Opposite of: lockout criterion used: agent

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