industrial action

American

noun

Chiefly British.

job action.

industrial action British

noun

any action, such as a strike or go-slow, taken by employees in industry to protest against working conditions, redundancies, etc

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industrial action

On Tuesday, probation officers voted in favour of strike action over the scheme, with probation union Napo saying 90% of its members had backed potential industrial action.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Samsung Electronics was obliged to offer employees windfall payments to prevent industrial action.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

Unite members unanimously supported industrial action at Aberdeen.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

It said it would hold a formal ballot on whether to take industrial action over pay in the autumn if the government "does not take urgent action".

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

There has been, it appears, an unfortunate misunderstanding as to the exact meaning of the term "industrial action."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 4, 1919. by Various

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