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industrial action

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
industrial action noun
plural industrial actions
industrial action
noun
plural industrial actions
Learner's definition of INDUSTRIAL ACTION
[count] British
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industrial action

noun

British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Record inflation of more than 10% has driven a summer of widespread strikes, but industrial action at the Royal Mail and by railway workers planned for Friday was canceled in light of the queen’s death. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2022 Across various sectors of the economy, industrial action is picking up, with strikes shutting down train services, garbage collection and the operation of ports. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022 The Criminal Bar Association, which represents thousands of barristers in England and Wales, said around 80 percent of its members backed escalation of industrial action that has run since the end of June. BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 The collapse of pay rise negotiations in April led the UK’s Communication Workers Union to ballot more than 40,000 members on whether to take industrial action, the results of which were announced in London on Thursday. Thomas Seal, Bloomberg.com, 30 June 2022 Post and rail workers across the country have also voted in favor of industrial action over pay. Wired, 5 Aug. 2022 Boeing Chief Executive David Calhoun said last week that delivery delays would have been likely if workers took industrial action. Doug Cameron, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 The Verdi labor group called for members to take part in industrial action at Lufthansa’s German airport bases, a move that could see check-in personnel and other staff walk out over pay and conditions. BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 The airline warned that the financial fallout from the industrial action could jeopardize the company’s survival. Benjamin Katz, WSJ, 4 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of industrial action was in 1914
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