wildcat strike

Example Sentences

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The dissent this week is reminding some labor observers of a wildcat strike that occurred a few years ago at U.C.

From New York Times

If we begin to chip away at corporate power through strikes, most of which will probably be wildcat strikes that defy union leadership and anti-union laws, we can begin to regain agency over our lives.

From Salon

Finally, on the right is footage of American garment workers, mostly women of color, who between 1972 and 1974 staged various wildcat strikes.

From Los Angeles Times

Those grievances continue to give rise to wildcat strikes and protests like those that the country has experienced in recent weeks.

From Los Angeles Times

Their efforts culminated in the 1978 Metro wildcat strike — a strike undertaken without the backing of union leadership — that shut down the system for nearly a week.

From Washington Post