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work stoppage

American  

noun

  1. the collective stoppage of work by employees in a business or an industry to protest working conditions.

Etymology

Origin of work stoppage

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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Which is yet another reason why the NFL wants to hammer out a deal and avoid a work stoppage.

From The Wall Street Journal

That matched expectations of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal, last being higher in January 2021 at the height of pandemic-era work stoppages.

From The Wall Street Journal

The situation has stoked fears of an extended work stoppage that could result in missed games for the first since the strike that caused the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.

From The Wall Street Journal

Workers in Glasgow will join a work stoppage.

From BBC

The union has previously sought to leverage the busy holiday season, launching a five-day work stoppage in the lead-up to last Christmas Eve.

From Los Angeles Times

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