sympathy strike

noun

: a strike in which the strikers have no direct grievance against their own employer but attempt to support or aid usually another group of workers on strike

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Nonetheless, the maritime strike escalated into an enormous citywide sympathy strike, shutting down San Francisco for several days. —Jim Millercommunity Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2022

If the the strike had gone forward and continued to Thursday, when thousands of additional workers planned to join in a 24-hour sympathy strike, more than half of its total workforce would have been out on strike. —Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2021

If the the strike had gone forward and continued to Thursday, when thousands of additional workers planned to join in a 24-hour sympathy strike, more than half of its total workforce would have been out on strike. —oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2021

The strike led to a one-day sympathy strike by the Nordic country’s transport sector, including Finnair, which had to cancel almost 300 flights. —BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2019

Two other unions have approved sympathy strikes on Tuesday and Wednesday. —Teresa Watanabe, latimes.com, 7 May 2018

The walkout is expected to widen Tuesday, when two other unions will join sympathy strikes. —Joy Resmovits, latimes.com, 8 May 2018

The California Nurses Association and the University Professional and Technical Employees unions staged sympathy strikes Tuesday and Wednesday. —Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 May 2018

By Tuesday, two more unions joined in sympathy strikes. —Joy Resmovits, latimes.com, 9 May 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

sympathy strike

see strike