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industrial action
industrial action
noun
- any action, such as a strike or go-slow, taken by employees in industry to protest against working conditions, redundancies, etc
Example Sentences
"We will do all we can to mitigate the effects on our students of any industrial action."
A spokesperson for the university noted similar industrial action was taking place across higher education in the UK.
Meanwhile, the employers expressed "disappointment" that teachers had rejected the pay offer and urged the unions to suspend their ongoing industrial action "and to outline how this dispute can be brought to an end."
Staff at a university which plans to cut 400 full-time jobs amid financial pressures have backed industrial action.
Andy Williams, of Cardiff UCU, said: "The anger and frustration among staff, coupled with management intransigence, now sadly makes disruptive industrial action incredibly likely."
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