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industrial action

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noun Chiefly British.

job action.

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slowdown, strike, tie-up, stickout, walkout

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indus., indusiate, indusium, indusium griseum, industrial, industrial action, industrial archaeology, industrial arts, industrial democracy, industrial design, industrial development certificate
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British Dictionary definitions for industrial action

industrial action

noun

British 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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