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job action
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noun
any means, as a work slowdown, of organized protest or pressure by employees to win some goal or gain from their employers.
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Origin of job action
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70
Words nearby job action
joannes, Joan of Arc, João Pessoa, Joash, job, job action, job analysis, Jo. Bapt., job bank, jobber, jobbery
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How to use job action in a sentence
Dan Kennedy, a journalism professor at Northeastern University, said the union is “maximizing its leverage by threatening a job action timed to take advantage of the holiday shopping season.”
NYT’s Wirecutter union threatens to walk during its busiest time of year if a new contract isn’t signed|Sara Guaglione|November 10, 2021|Digiday