Definition of Job action

1. Noun. A temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands.

Generic synonyms: Direct Action
Specialized synonyms: Go-slow, Work To Rule, Strike, Work Stoppage

Definition of Job action

1. Noun. (chiefly US and Canada) A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Job Action

jo
joanna
joannas
joannes
joanneses
joaquinite
joaquinites
job
job's syndrome
job-control language
job-hop
job-hopper
job-hoppers
job-oriented terminal
job-sharing
job action (current term)
job aid
job application
job candidate
job center
job centers
job centre
job centres
job control
job creator
job description
job descriptions
job interview
job lot
job of work

Literary usage of Job action

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"However, this use is very rare and in most contexts would probably be considered an error by readers. job action This term denotes any of various ..."

2. Black Ants And Buddhists: Thinking Critically And Teaching Differently in ...by Mary Cowhey by Mary Cowhey (2006)
"category during a lengthy job action by our teachers union as we ended a year of working without a contract. Over time, more and more students and their ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"This, in the North Midlands, signifies that some job, action, or feat is within the speaker's capacity. ..."

4. A Reference Grammar of Classical Tamil Poetry by V. S. Rajam (1992)
"... job, action'] 'strong handed people with a task' 'people with strong hands, engaged in a task' ..."

5. A Glossary of Words and Phrases Used in S. E. Worcestershire, Together with by Jesse Salisbury (1894)
"This, in the North Midlands, signifies that some job, action, or feat is within the speaker's capacity. ..."

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