Synonyms

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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Hospital doctors have announced they will strike next month over the issue, while the Royal College of Nursing is also balloting for industrial action.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

A spokesperson for the University of Nottingham said it was "disappointed" by the timing of industrial action, adding many students would be "unaffected" by the strikes.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Education Minister Paul Givan said negotiations on the issue had made "significant progress" over the summer and he hoped the ongoing talks would be "concluded positively to avoid industrial action".

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

In recent ballots, union members all returned large majorities in favour of industrial action.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

There follows a discussion of the old tactics of labor, its first political experience, and its final return to direct industrial action.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 by Various

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