anti-strike
adjective
(alsoantistrike)uk/ˌæn.tiˈstraɪk/us/ˌæn.taɪˈstraɪk/opposedto orintendedtopreventstrikes(=periodsoftimewhenworkersrefusetoworkbecause of anargumentwith anemployeraboutworkingconditions,paylevels, orjoblosses):
He wasjailedtwicefordefyingantistrikelaws.
An anti-strikepetitionhas beensignedby 150actors.
- Theyralliedoppositionto the anti-strikelawwhich had just beenpassed.
- Shebecamethepublicfaceof the anti-strikemovement.
- There were severalsmallsignswith anti-strikesloganssuch as "Stop thestrike".
Industrial action
- abstain
- blackleg
- cooling-off period
- demarcation dispute
- direct action
- lightning strike
- lock
- locksomeoneout
- lockout
- picket
- picket line
- strike
- strike pay
- strikebreaker
- strikebreaking
- striker
- sympathy
- union-bashing
- walk
- walk out