walk off the/one's job
idiom
chiefly US, informal
: to stop working and go on strike
Teachers walked off the job today.
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That’s why New York’s Taylor Law, on the books since 1967, gives public employees the right to unionize and bargain collectively — but explicitly prohibits strikes, with stiff and escalating penalties for those who walk off the job.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
The union didn’t announce when employees there might walk off the job.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Tens of thousands of longshoremen could walk off the job next week if their union and management can’t resolve long-running contract issues.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
During a dispute, workers would simply walk off the job and take to the streets.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
The union didn’t announce when employees there might walk off the job.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Tens of thousands of longshoremen could walk off the job next week if their union and management can’t resolve long-running contract issues.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
During a dispute, workers would simply walk off the job and take to the streets.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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