"sympathy strike" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sympathy strikes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sympathy strike (plural sympathy strikes)
  1. Industrial action by a trade union in support of a strike initiated by workers in another, separate enterprise.
    Sense id: en-sympathy_strike-en-noun-5LjV7feY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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