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wildcat strike
Word definitions for wildcat strike in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a labour strike that has not been authorized by the leaders of the union
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The closed shop and the wildcat strike have undermined the legitimacy of modern trade unionism.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union
Usage examples of wildcat strike.
When she finally got to the head of the queue at the information-desk, she'was told that a wildcat strike by the French air-traffic controllers had delayed all flights by up to five hours, and that the Athens flight was fully booked.
I'd only seen her do that once before, when I was small and the union went out on a wildcat strike.