Sympathetic Strike (Noun)
Meaning
A strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The union called a sympathetic strike in support of the teachers who were fighting for better wages and benefits.
- The dockworkers went on a sympathetic strike to show solidarity with the truck drivers who were protesting against the new tolls.
- The nurses' union voted to stage a sympathetic strike in support of the hospital's maintenance staff who were on strike over working conditions.
- The airline pilots' union announced a sympathetic strike in support of the air traffic controllers who were on strike over safety concerns.
- The city's transit workers went on a sympathetic strike to support the bus drivers who were fighting against the proposed route changes.