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secondary boycott

American  

noun

  1. a boycott by union members against their employer in order to induce the employer to bring pressure on another company involved in a labor dispute with the union.


Etymology

Origin of secondary boycott

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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Such coercion would constitute an illegal secondary boycott.

From The Verge • May 13, 2021

Kelly, Lewis, and a number of Twitter users were quick to point out that the LUP had apparently misunderstood what a secondary boycott is.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2021

Getting people to stop buying Dell computers would be an illegal secondary boycott, but targeting Amazon itself would be a permissible primary boycott.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2021

The secondary boycott prohibition under labor law has complicated matters for a variety of unions.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2019

That was a secondary boycott, which Mr. Cleveland said ought to be suppressed.

From Ethics in Service by Taft, William H.

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