| 单词 | wildcat strike |
| 释义 | wildcat strike (once / 49248 pages) n If a group of factory workers goes on strike without any planning, organization, or vote, it's called a wildcat strike. Use the phrase wildcat strike when you're talking about a strike that's not approved by a union or sanctioned by any group or even a vote among workers. When people go on strike, they refuse to work as a protest against unfair or unsafe working conditions. When you talk about a wildcat strike, you're using wildcat to mean "untamed or unruly," just like an actual wild animal. WORD FAMILYwildcat strike: wildcat strikes USAGE EXAMPLESDuring a wildcat strike by postal workers in 1970, President Nixon ordered the National Guard to deliver mail. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) That protection was codified in October 2006, after a wave of worker protests and wildcat strikes that summer brought garment production to a standstill. Slate(Dec 15, 2016) But Fleet Street, often the loudest critic of the unions, remained a bastion of union control, restrictive practices and wildcat strikes. The Guardian(Jan 16, 2016) n a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union Hyper strike, work stoppage a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions |
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