industrial action
noun
,
Chiefly British
1.
job action
.
Examples from the web for
industrial action
Both parties are willing to return to the negotiating table, though further
industrial action
may occur this week.
Barely a week goes by without some form of
industrial action
.
Most of the strikes were considered illegal by the government under the
industrial action
law.
Once a dispute is referred to arbitration,
industrial action
is prohibited.
There is evidence to show that
industrial action
can accelerate a decline in the postal market.
British Dictionary definitions for
industrial action
industrial action
noun
1.
(
Brit
) any action, such as a strike or go-slow, taken by employees in industry to protest against working conditions, redundancies, etc