wildcat strike
a labor strike that has not been called or sanctioned by the officials of the union.
Origin of wildcat strike
1- Also called outlaw strike, quickie strike.
Words Nearby wildcat strike
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How to use wildcat strike in a sentence
As we celebrate Christmas in 2021, low-wage workers are again walking off the job in an historic wildcat strike that many Americans have misunderstood as simply “supply chain issues” or a “slow economic recovery.”
What Low-Wage Workers Understand About the True Meaning of Christmas | William J. Barber II | December 20, 2021 | TimeA wave of rebellions within the unions and wildcat strikes challenged the idea that automation was making their jobs easier.
Tech’s new labor movement is harnessing lessons learned a century ago | Sarah Jaffe | June 30, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIn 1970, following widespread wildcat strikes demanding better pay and safer working conditions, the post office was transformed.
How The Post Office Became A Political Football | Kaleigh Rogers (kaleigh.rogers@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 21, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
British Dictionary definitions for wildcat strike
a strike begun by workers spontaneously or without union approval
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for wildcat strike
A strike called in violation of an existing contract between labor and management.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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