industrial action

noun

British
: job action

Examples of industrial action in a Sentence

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Bae does not expect such industrial action to be a one-off event. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 May 2026 The union’s members plan to participate in escalating industrial action over the next month. — Joel Khalili, Wired News, 29 May 2026 Workers started industrial action at all three Inpex facilities last week, downing tools for four hours a day among other measures. — Sing Yee Ong, Bloomberg, 8 June 2026 Britain’s resident doctors are embroiled in ongoing industrial action over an intractable pay dispute, which has been running since March 2023. — The Week, TheWeek, 25 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for industrial action

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of industrial action was in 1914

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“Industrial action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial%20action. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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