work stoppage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of work stoppage
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The work stoppage imperils GM’s heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, as the automaker has limited axle stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The work stoppage occurred as the UAW contract with the plant expired at midnight Monday without a new deal in place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
A Samsung strike "would almost certainly have been the biggest work stoppage in the history of the global semiconductor industry", South Korean writer and researcher Kap Seol said in an article for US magazine Jacobin.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
The union has mounted multiple one-day or multi-day strikes in recent years but has not held an open-ended work stoppage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
It encouraged the leaders of twenty-four separate steel worker craft unions to come together under the banner of the AFL and stage a national work stoppage.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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