Strikebreaking (Noun)
Meaning
Confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The company hired private security guards to engage in strikebreaking activities on the picket line during the labor dispute.
- The governor called in the National Guard to quell the labor unrest and restore order through strikebreaking efforts.
- The arrival of scabs on the scene was a clear indication of the company's strikebreaking intentions to undermine the union's bargaining power.
- The company's decision to hire non-union workers was decried by the union as strikebreaking tactics to bust the union.
- The use of strikebreaking measures, including intimidation and coercion, was vehemently condemned by labor leaders and human rights groups.