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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
wildcat strike
noun
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▪ The closed shop and the wildcat strike have undermined the legitimacy of modern trade unionism.
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wildcat strike

n. a labour strike that has not been authorized by the leaders of the union

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wildcat strike

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.