strike
(noun)
A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
Examples of strike in the following topics:
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Depression and Post-War Victories
- The law also limited the power of federal courts to stop strikes and other job actions.
- When the war ended in 1945, the promise not to strike ended as well, and pent-up demand for higher wages exploded.
- Strikes erupted in many industries, with the number of work stoppages reaching a peak in 1946.
- It banned "closed shops," which required workers to join unions before starting work; it permitted employers to sue unions for damages inflicted during strikes; it required unions to abide by a 60-day "cooling-off" period before striking; and it created other special rules for handling strikes that endangered the nation's health or safety.
- States passed similar legislation, and a few even allowed state government workers to strike.
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Labor Union Impacts on Equilibrium
- When collective bargaining fails, union members may go on strike, refusing to work until a firm addresses the workers' grievances.
- One tool that unions may use to raise wages is to go on strike.
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The Labor Movement's Early Years
- The Knights won a strike against railroads owned by American millionaire Jay Gould in the mid-1880s, but they lost a second strike against those railroads in 1886.
- The government, in the name of public order, often provided federal troops to put down strikes.
- Violent strikes during this era resulted in numerous deaths, as persons hired by management and unions fought.
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The Decline of Union Power
- Strikes were infrequent in the 1980s and 1990s, as employers became more willing to hire strikebreakers when unions walk out and to keep them on the job when the strike was over.
- (They were emboldened in that stance when President Ronald Reagan in 1981 fired illegally striking air traffic controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration. )
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Introduction to Labor in America: The Worker's Role
- They also have fought union organizing campaigns and strikes more aggressively.
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The 1980s and 1990s: The End of Paternalism
- Despite occasional clashes and strikes, companies and unions generally developed stable relationships during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
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Growth of Government Intervention
- Independent labor unions are guaranteed the right to organize, bargain, and strike.