- sit-down strike
- sit′-down` strike`n.gov a strike during which workers occupy their place of employment and refuse to work until the strike is settled
From formal English to slang. 2014.
sit-down strike
Look at other dictionaries:
sit-down strike — ➔ strike1 * * * sit down strike UK US noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT ► SIT DOWN(Cf. ↑sit down) … Financial and business terms
sit-down strike — noun a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached • Syn: ↑sit down • Hypernyms: ↑strike, ↑work stoppage * * * noun see sit down I, 1b * * * a strike during which workers occupy their place of employment… … Useful english dictionary
sit-down strike — /ˌsɪt daʊn ˈstraɪk / (say .sit down struyk) noun a strike during which workers refuse either to leave their place of employment or to work or to allow others to work until the strike is settled. Also, sit down …
sit-down strike — a strike during which workers occupy their place of employment and refuse to work or allow others to work until the strike is settled. Also called sit down, sit in. [1930 35, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
sit down strike — Synonyms and related words: arrest, bell, boycott, boycottage, check, checkmate, cutoff, dead stop, deadlock, end, endgame, ending, final whistle, full stop, grinding halt, gun, halt, job action, lockout, outlaw strike, revolt, rulebook slowdown … Moby Thesaurus
sit-down strike — Strike in which workers do not work but remain or assemble at place of work … A concise dictionary of English slang
sit down strike — stay in strike, type of quiet protest, demonstration involving prolonged sitting … English contemporary dictionary
sit-down strike — A strike in which workers come to their place of work, but refuse to either work or to go home. In a work in, the workers refuse to leave the place of work and continue working, usually in spite of management instructions not to do so … Big dictionary of business and management
sit-down strike — A strike wherein the employees do not leave the plant but refrain from work. Anno: 123 ALR 656; 83 L Ed 691 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Flint Sit-Down Strike — The 1936 37 Flint Sit Down Strike changed the United Automobile Workers from a collection of isolated locals on the fringes of the industry into a major union and led to the unionization of the United States automobile industry. BackgroundThe UAW … Wikipedia
