token strike
Brief protest stoppage
A token strike is a brief work stoppage intended as a symbolic gesture rather than a sustained pressure campaign.
Workers walk out for a few hours or a single day to signal discontent and demonstrate solidarity without committing to prolonged action: The union called a token strike to show management they were serious about negotiations.
It tests resolve on both sides while minimizing economic damage.
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- actionProcess of doing
- work stoppageOrganized cessation of labor
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
workforce · shop floor · show of force · show of strength · slow-down · work to rule · down tools · union · industrial action · labor dispute · boycott · rallying · sit-in · solidarity · activism · demonstration · employee rights · industrial relations
- labor disputeswalkout, walkouts, labor disputes, labor dispute, lockout
- labor strikeswalkouts, walkout, picket lines, pickets, picket line
token strikegeneral strike
Cross-industry work refusal
wildcat strike · sit-down strike · mass strike · rolling strike · sympathy strike
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