job action
noun
: a temporary action (such as a slowdown) by workers as a protest and means of forcing compliance with demands
Examples of job action in a Sentence
The union has threatened a job action if wages are not increased.
Recent Examples on the Web
Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume.
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Jay Peters, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
The workers are not airline workers and therefore are not subject to the mediation and slow path to job actions provided by the Railway Labor Act.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The Santa Cruz job action, which had been announced Friday, is the first in a potential series of rolling strikes across the UC system.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
The faculty union reached the deal after eight months of bargaining negotiations with CSU administrators and numerous job actions, including two sets of strikes.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
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Jay Peters, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
The workers are not airline workers and therefore are not subject to the mediation and slow path to job actions provided by the Railway Labor Act.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The Santa Cruz job action, which had been announced Friday, is the first in a potential series of rolling strikes across the UC system.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
The faculty union reached the deal after eight months of bargaining negotiations with CSU administrators and numerous job actions, including two sets of strikes.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Job action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/job%20action. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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