strike fund
noun[C]
HR,WORKPLACEukusanamountofmoneythat can be used topayworkerswho aremembersof atradeunionif they are onstrike:
Theunionhasnearly$900 million initsstrikefund-- enough tocovera two-monthwalkout.
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The union was fined millions of dollars, and its $3.5 millionstrikefundwas frozen.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The work force went on strike but soon thestrikefundwas depleted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Astrikefundwas set up and some newspapers collected donations from readers.
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Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He established the union's firststrikefundand quickly amassed an $85 million balance.
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Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It widely publicized donations to thestrikefundand the timetable and course of the strikers' processions in the towns.
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They have not astrikefundat their disposal and they are not organised for the purpose.
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It established a largestrikefund, created from money that had been earned by the workers in the factories.
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They well know the position of postmen whose union did not have astrikefundbefore the strike started.
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They will never be able to build up astrikefundthat will enable them to give their members strike pay.
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It was a long strike and they were low-paid people with nostrikefund.
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