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sit-down strike

(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a strike in which workers refuse to leave their place of employment until a settlement is reached

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sit′-down` strike`

a strike during which workers occupy their place of employment and refuse to work until the strike is settled.

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sit-down strike - a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached

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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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