industrial action
nounDefinition of industrial action
British
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The airline is seeking an injunction Tuesday in the High Court to halt industrial action. — Washington Post, "British Airways pilots vote to strike in pay dispute," 22 July 2019 Fully 77% of train drivers went on strike on the first day of industrial action in early April, well above the current rate. — The Economist, "France’s strikes may now be starting to ebb," 31 May 2018 When industrial action happens in Calais, lorries back up in Kent. — Georgina Voss, The Atlantic, "Brexit Could Cripple Britain’s Ports," 20 June 2018 Get our daily newsletter Even though South Korea has a tradition of energetic industrial action, unions have been largely absent from Samsung. — The Economist, "A Samsung executive is accused of union-busting," 19 May 2018 In December the urban poor in the provinces took to the streets, denouncing theocracy. Despite efforts to quell it, industrial action rages on. — The Economist, "Iran braces for economic war with America," 17 May 2018 Philippe renewed the pledge to overhaul swathes of the French economy with unions planning to continue industrial action on the rail network through June. — Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg.com, "France's Philippe Offers to Ease Rail Co. Debts in Strike Talks," 5 Apr. 2018 Air France unions have called industrial action for seven days between April 7 and April 24 in an unrelated pay dispute while garbage collectors in the Paris region are also on strike. — Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg.com, "France's Philippe Offers to Ease Rail Co. Debts in Strike Talks," 5 Apr. 2018 Air France, meanwhile, has had to cancel a quarter of its flights on Tuesday due to industrial action specifically targeting the French airline, this time affecting many pilots and cabin crew as well as ground staff. — David Meyer, Fortune, "Today's a Bad Day to Be Flying in Europe, Thanks to Airline Strikes," 10 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'industrial action.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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