sympathetic strike
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sympathetic strike
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Careful to explain that they "were not on a sympathetic strike," the Post-Intelligencer's typographical men simply refused to pass through the tough picket lines to & from work.
From Time Magazine Archive
Followed last week, a one-day "sympathetic strike" of all the postal employes in Austria.
From Time Magazine Archive
Labor's reply was a sympathetic strike in Warren but after one day C. I. O. called it off.
From Time Magazine Archive
This obviously might be interpreted to make any sympathetic strike illegal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Word was passed among us, and we resolved to initiate a sympathetic strike beginning with our next meal.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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