wildcat strikenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌwaɪld.kæt ˈstraɪk/us/ˌwaɪld.kæt ˈstraɪk/UK also lightning strikea sudden strike (= act of refusing to work as a protest) without any warning by the workers and often without the official support of the unions
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Industrial action
- abstain
- blackleg
- cooling-off period
- demarcation dispute
- direct action
- job action
- lightning strike
- lock
- lock sb out
- lockout
- pay claim
- picket
- strike
- strike pay
- strikebound
- strikebreaker
- sympathy
- walk
- walk out
- walkout
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