work stoppage
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4.2
- noun
- /wɜrk ˈstɑpɪdʒ/
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paro laboral
- The employees organized a work stoppage to demand better wages and conditions.
- work stoppages and strikes
- wildcat work stoppages
The strikes, which were so painful for so many of us, the work stoppages for so long, had some Silver Linings.
- The strikes, which were so painful for so many of us, the work stoppages for so long, had some Silver Linings.
Examples
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I wanna move you there... but the nurses' union is calling a work stoppage... until protocols are in place.
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Photo (black & white): The Fort Myers immigrant rights march also included a one-day work stoppage.
Academic text (2010) -
Last night the mine called in a work stoppage.
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I was at the mine when they called a work stoppage.
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The girls are threatening a work stoppage.
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This is a peaceful work stoppage.
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Customers do not want to hold inventory during these work stoppages.
Academic text (2002) -
On Nov. 12, Hostess Brands permanently closed three plants as a result of the work stoppage.
Blog text (27) -
Since 1994, the NFL, NBA, and NHL have experienced eight work stoppages.
Blog text (21) -
Nevertheless, some cross-ethnic class solidarities were evident in the spontaneous work stoppages and strikes that occurred.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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3.7
A period when workers stop work to demand better pay
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4.8
A group of people who leave work together to protest
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4.1
A time when something stops moving or working
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4.4
Workers stay at their workplace and refuse to work until demands are met
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6.4
Workers who stay in their workplace and refuse to leave until the employer meets their demands
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7.8
A strike by workers not approved by their union
A group of workers who call in sick to protest and ask for change
Workers stop work to support other workers on strike
A large protest in South Asia where people stop work and shops close
A stoppage of work by workers to make managers follow safety and other workplace rules
Antonyms
How Disruptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'work stoppage' is directly compositional: 'work' (job activity) + 'stoppage' (an interruption or halt) yields the clear meaning 'a halt or interruption of work'. Although it often refers specifically to a labor action like a strike, that causal nuance is a straightforward extension of 'work stopping' and would be inferable by most B1 learners who know both words.
Etymology
The phrase work stoppage comes from the simple image of workers stopping their work and leaving machines and tools still to show they are unhappy. That's why it now means 'an occasion when workers refuse to work to protest'.