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词汇 wildcat-strike
释义 wildcat strike
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌwaɪld.kæt ˈstraɪk/ us /ˌwaɪld.kæt ˈstraɪk/(UK alsolightning strike)
a sudden strike (= act of refusing to work as a protest) without any warning by the workers and often without the official support of the unions(事先没有警告的且没有工会支持的)“野猫”式罢工,闪电式罢工
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wildcat strike | Business English


wildcat strike
noun[ C ]
 HR, WORKPLACEukus
a situation in which workers suddenly refuse to work because they do not agree with a decision made by their employer about pay, working conditions, etc. Wildcat strikes are not always supported by the trade unions:
The wildcat strike by baggage-handlers caused a lot of disruption for air travellers.
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lightning strike

Examples of wildcat strike


wildcat strike
For example, though it might be illegal for a worker to wildcat-strike, it is still possible that wildcat strikes will occur.
If there is a wildcatstrike, what will the management do?
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A few working-class people in a factory are involved in what is now called a wildcatstrike, and everyone generalises.
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Almost every wildcatstrike that has taken place illustrates the truth of this statement.
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It was not a wildcatstrike.
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We need to establish a political consensus in tackling the wildcatstrike, in the growing belief that such action by public service employees should be illegal.
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It has a duty to advise against the strike if, in its judgment, the strike is undesirable—perhaps it is a wildcatstrike, or something of that sort.
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Earlier legislation reduced the number of strike days lost, but still the public have to put up with a great deal of wildcatstrike action, particularly in the public sector.
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Gangs of longshoremen walked off the docks in a wildcatstrike.
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In contrast, a wildcatstrike action usually involves workers going on strike without the approval of union leadership or the serving of a notice.
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Some experts in worker relations suggest that a wildcatstrike would have been unfathomable if relations were indeed amicable.
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In 1978, she opposed a wildcatstrike by members of her local, knowing they would be fired for striking.
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In 2001, a wildcatstrike took place, as the workers felt that their union sold them out to the company.
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He later said that management was to blame for the wildcatstrike, and that he intervened in an attempt to stop it.
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The agreement stipulated that the union would enforce the agreement and police wildcat strikes.
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