sit-down strike

  • 1sit-down strike — ➔ strike1 * * * sit down strike UK US noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT ► SIT DOWN(Cf. ↑sit down) …

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  • 2sit-down strike — sit′ down strike n. gov a strike during which workers occupy their place of employment and refuse to work until the strike is settled …

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  • 3sit-down strike — noun a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached • Syn: ↑sit down • Hypernyms: ↑strike, ↑work stoppage * * * noun see sit down I, 1b * * * a strike during which workers occupy their place of employment… …

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  • 4sit-down strike — /ˌsɪt daʊn ˈstraɪk / (say .sit down struyk) noun a strike during which workers refuse either to leave their place of employment or to work or to allow others to work until the strike is settled. Also, sit down …

  • 5sit-down strike — a strike during which workers occupy their place of employment and refuse to work or allow others to work until the strike is settled. Also called sit down, sit in. [1930 35, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 6sit down strike — Synonyms and related words: arrest, bell, boycott, boycottage, check, checkmate, cutoff, dead stop, deadlock, end, endgame, ending, final whistle, full stop, grinding halt, gun, halt, job action, lockout, outlaw strike, revolt, rulebook slowdown …

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  • 7sit-down strike —  Strike in which workers do not work but remain or assemble at place of work …

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  • 8sit down strike — stay in strike, type of quiet protest, demonstration involving prolonged sitting …

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  • 9sit-down strike — A strike in which workers come to their place of work, but refuse to either work or to go home. In a work in, the workers refuse to leave the place of work and continue working, usually in spite of management instructions not to do so …

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  • 10sit-down strike — A strike wherein the employees do not leave the plant but refrain from work. Anno: 123 ALR 656; 83 L Ed 691 …

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