sympathetic strike
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sympathetic strike
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Talk among officials of soft coal miners' unions indicated that there might be a sympathetic strike in the soft coal mines to prevent the use of soft coal as a substitute fuel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meanwhile Leader Bridges demanded that San Francisco's 120 trade unions join a sympathetic strike.
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
Picket lines sprang up once more, and C.I.O. leaders threatened to call a sympathetic strike among aircraft plants in the five eastern States.
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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