"job action" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: job actions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} job action (plural job actions)
  1. (chiefly US, Canada) A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity. Tags: Canada, US Synonyms: industrial action [UK] Related terms: strike, work-to-rule

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