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Sympathy strike   /sˈɪmpəθi straɪk/   Listen
Sympathy strike

noun
1.
A strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer.  Synonym: sympathetic strike.





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"Sympathy strike" Quotes from Famous Books



... with the Bricklayers' Union, and in accordance with the rules I was ordered to quit work the same day on account of a sympathy strike with the Lady Salmon Canners' Lodge No.2, ...
— Sixes and Sevens • O. Henry


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