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strikebreaking

[strahyk-brey-king]

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noun

action directed at breaking up a strike of workers.

Origin of strikebreaking

First recorded in 1915–20; strike + breaking¹

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Historical Examples of strikebreaking

The next morning a crowd stood before the stairway leading to the factory when the strikebreaking girls came to work.
Windy McPherson's Son
Sherwood Anderson