Work-in (Noun)
Meaning
Occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The union organized a work-in to protest the proposed closure of the factory and potential job losses for hundreds of employees.
- Employees at the manufacturing plant staged a work-in to demonstrate their opposition to the company's plans for mass layoffs.
- In response to the management's decision to downsize, the workers decided to hold a work-in to show their determination to save their jobs.
- The work-in at the textile mill lasted for several weeks as workers refused to leave the premises until their demands were met.
- The work-in was a last resort for the employees who were desperate to save their factory from being sold to a new owner with a reputation for downsizing.