industrial action

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. job action.

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industrial action British  

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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Example Sentences

We have committed - a number of times and in a number of ways, including in writing before this most recent industrial action - to these proposals being voluntary.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The medical group gave the Kenyan government a 48-hour ultimatum to disclose details of the negotiations or risk nationwide industrial action.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Samsung’s management and its union leaders struck the deal in negotiations mediated by South Korea’s labor minister at late last Wednesday, just hours before industrial action at the company was set to begin.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Santos noted that the rules surrounding industrial action varied widely from country to country -- whether emergency services were excluded, for example.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

But when it was authoritatively explained that "industrial action," instead of meaning work, as was supposed, was a euphemistic term for striking, harmony reigned once more.

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