job action

job action

n.

1. An action, such as a strike or slowdown, taken by workers as a means of increasing bargaining power with management.

2. Law An action taken by an employer that affects an employee's terms of employment, especially adversely.

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job′ ac`tion

n.

a work slowdown or other organized action used by employees as a means of protest or to compel an employer to accede to demands.

[1965–70, Amer.]

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job action

A strike or slowdown carried out by a workforce as a protest or attempt to secure concessions from an employer.

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Noun

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job action - a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands direct action - a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands go-slow - a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers work to rule - a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace strike, work stoppage - a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"

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