industrial unrest
Workplace conflict erupts
Industrial unrest is conflict between workers and employers—strikes, walkouts, slowdowns, and other forms of organized labor disruption.
The phrase frames workplace conflict from management's perspective, treating it as a disturbance to normal operations: The factory closures followed months of industrial unrest.
News coverage often uses the term when labor disputes affect broader economic activity.
- lockoutsEmployer bars workforce entry
- strikesRefusals to work collectively
- wildcat strikeUnauthorized work stoppage
- general strikeCross-industry work refusal
- work stoppageOrganized cessation of labor
workers · factory floor · wage inequality · slowdowns · unions · union dues · collective bargaining · contract negotiation · employers · economic instability · arbitration · mediation · unfair labor practices · workplace discrimination · sit-ins · protest · picket line · reputational damage
industrial unresteconomic stability
Sustained healthy financial conditions
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