sit-down strike
a strike during which workers occupy their place of employment and refuse to work or allow others to work until the strike is settled.
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How to use sit-down strike in a sentence
Fury over the injustice of this led Attica’s men to launch a sit-down strike for better wages in July 1970, and the issue stayed with them.
50 Years After Attica, Prisoners Are Still Protesting Brutal Conditions. Will America Finally Listen? | Heather Ann Thompson | September 8, 2021 | TimeCongress had passed the Wagner Act in 1935, providing a framework for collective bargaining and boosting the power of labor, as demonstrated by sit-down strikes among the clerks at Woolworth stores.
Can a grand bargain empower Amazon’s workers and limit corporate power? | Nelson Lichtenstein | March 25, 2021 | Washington PostOne key moment was a sit-down strike at a crucial General Motors facility in Flint, MI.
British Dictionary definitions for sit-down strike
a strike in which workers refuse to leave their place of employment until a settlement is reached
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