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View synonyms for industrial action

industrial action

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. job action.



industrial action

noun

  1. 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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Swinney also said he wanted to avoid industrial action by hospital doctors who are to ballot for a strike.

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More than 6,000 members of Metropolitan Police staff are due to take industrial action in a dispute over pay.

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In the film and video game industries, there has been extensive industrial action over the use of AI.

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But by formally gaining a mandate for strike action it opens up a new avenue for industrial action.

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It said on Monday it would consider industrial action in the form of a work-to-rule if need be.

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