sit-down strikes
Workplace occupation tactics
Sit-down strikes are work stoppages where employees occupy the workplace rather than leaving it.
Instead of picketing outside, workers remain at their stations but refuse to work, preventing employers from bringing in replacement labor.
The tactic gained prominence in American labor disputes of the 1930s, particularly in auto manufacturing: The Flint sit-down strike against General Motors lasted forty-four days.
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- picketPointed fence stake
- picket lineProtesting workers' boundary
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- work stoppageOrganized cessation of labor
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Organized work stoppages
marches · picket lines · boycotts · work-to-rule · slowdowns
sit-down strikescollective bargaining
Joint worker-employer talks
labor negotiations · labor peace · arbitration · mediation · conciliation
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Continuation of normal routine
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