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sit-down strike
noun as in refusal to work
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Fury over the injustice of this led Attica’s men to launch a sit-down strike for better wages in July 1970, and the issue stayed with them.
Congress had passed the Wagner Act in 1935, providing a framework for collective bargaining and boosting the power of labor, as demonstrated by sit-down strikes among the clerks at Woolworth stores.
One key moment was a sit-down strike at a crucial General Motors facility in Flint, MI.
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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sit-down strike, such as: called strike, out-law strike, sit down, walkout, wildcat strike, and work stoppage.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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