workers' strikes
Collective job actions
Workers' strikes are organized work stoppages by employees seeking to pressure employers into meeting demands—typically for better wages, working conditions, or union recognition.
The possessive marks the action as belonging to workers collectively rather than individuals.
Strikes range from brief walkouts to prolonged shutdowns: The workers' strikes paralyzed the auto industry for six weeks.
- trade unionsWorker collectives for negotiations
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- strikebreakersWorkers replacing union laborers
- labor lawsStatutes governing workplace conditions
- class consciousnessAwareness of economic group identity
solidarity · rank and file · wage dispute · fair wages · contract negotiations · union · employers · arbitrators · walkout · back to work · union recognition · protest · Marxism · unfair labor practices · bosses · shop floor · mediators · banners
workers' strikeslockouts
Employer bars workforce entry
factory closures · mass layoffs · plant shutdowns · hiring freezes
workers' strikeslabor peace
Absence of work stoppages
corporatism · arbitration · mediation · conciliation · company loyalty