walk off the/one's job
idiom
chiefly US, informal
: to stop working and go on strike
Teachers walked off the job today.
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The union hopes the first step to potentially walk off the job sends a clear message to the governor and lawmakers.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
At midnight tonight, NJ Transit rail workers — specifically the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen — are poised walk off the job and go on strike.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
Thousands of longshoremen from Maine to Texas could walk off the job next week if long-running contract issues are not resolved, leading to a costly strike.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
The strike, which saw some 33,000 workers walk off the job on Sept. 13, has entered its fourth week with no end in sight.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
At midnight tonight, NJ Transit rail workers — specifically the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen — are poised walk off the job and go on strike.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
Thousands of longshoremen from Maine to Texas could walk off the job next week if long-running contract issues are not resolved, leading to a costly strike.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
The strike, which saw some 33,000 workers walk off the job on Sept. 13, has entered its fourth week with no end in sight.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Walk off the/one's job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20off%20the%2Fone%27s%20job. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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