labor conflict
Workers versus management
Labor conflict is any dispute between workers and employers over wages, working conditions, or other employment terms.
It ranges from individual grievances to collective actions like strikes, lockouts, and work stoppages.
The labor conflict shut down production for three weeks.
The term often appears in news coverage and legal contexts where "strike" or "dispute" might seem too narrow or partisan.
- wildcat strikeUnauthorized work stoppage
- walk outDepart as protest
- picket lineProtesting workers' boundary
- employeesPaid staff members
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
wage disparity · lockout · mediation · work-to-rule · arbitrators · job insecurity · scab · conciliation · boycott · picketing · slow-down · negotiation · government intervention · legal representatives · back to work · government agencies · advocacy groups · union dues
- labor disputesstrikes, strike, walkout, walkouts, strike action
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Negotiated employment terms
dispute resolution · negotiated settlement · labor contract · binding arbitration
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