What is another word for Strikes?

Pronunciation: [stɹˈa͡ɪks] (IPA)

Strikes refer to a work stoppage initiated by employees to force their employer into meeting specified demands. Alternative words and phrases for strikes include industrial action, walkout, work stoppage, walk off, sit-in, boycott, go-slow, stay-at-home, job action, work-to-rule, and labor dispute. A strike is a powerful tool that organized labor can use to demand their rights and push for better working conditions and compensation. Synonyms for strikes are often used interchangeably, and the distinction is more a matter of semantics than substance. Regardless of the terminology, a strike is a clear signal of employee determination and solidarity, and it can have a significant economic impact on the employer and other stakeholders.

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Usage examples for Strikes

Unlike the reckless drivers of Paris, Naples, and New York, the Russian rarely Strikes his horse with the whip, but is apt to talk to him incessantly,-Go ahead!
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
And as the veil is lifted by Christianity, it Strikes men dumb with wonder.
"A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'"
Alfred Gatty
It Strikes me the Hawley person is pretty level-headed on the subject.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower

Famous quotes with Strikes

  • I think The Empire Strikes Back had everything.
    Jeremy Bulloch
  • Strikes always leave a bad taste with everyone.
    Sarah Sutton
  • This body is a tent which for a space Does the pure soul with kingly presence grace; When he departs, comes the tent-pitcher, Death, Strikes it, and moves to a new halting-place.
    Omar Khayyam
  • 'Tis but a Tent where takes his one day's rest A Sultan to the realm of Death addrest; The Sultan rises, and the dark Ferrash Strikes, and prepares it for another Guest.
    Omar Khayyám
  • The decision to drop the atomic bomb - that wasn't Truman, but sweepstakes winner Penny Holkum of Palm Beach. And for that she received a case of Lucky Strikes and a lifetime supply of sadness.
    John Hodgman

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