railroad strike
Locomotive workers' protest
A railroad strike is a work stoppage by railway workers, typically to demand better wages, safer conditions, or union recognition.
Because rail networks are critical to commerce and passenger travel, railroad strikes have historically prompted government intervention: The 1877 railroad strike spread across multiple states.
The term applies to any organized refusal of rail employees to work.
- unionJoining into one
- railway workersTrain system employees
- picketPointed fence stake
- picket lineProtesting workers' boundary
- workersPeople doing jobs
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- labor strikeswalkouts, walkout, picket lines, pickets, picket line
- railroadstrains, train, tracks, track, locomotive
railroad strikelabor peace
Absence of work stoppages
return to work · full employment · contract renewal · business as usual
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