strike benefit

A worker receives a strike benefit to help with expenses.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Financial support during a strike: "strike benefit" refers to a payment made by a trade union to its members who are on strike, intended to compensate for lost wages and support them during the work stoppage.

Usage Examples

• (Financial assistance given to striking employees.)
• (Income replacement for striking workers.)
• (Pre-agreed compensation level.)

Advanced Usage

• "to draw strike benefit": to receive the financial payment from the union while on strike.

  • Eligible members can draw strike benefit for the duration of the industrial action. (To collect the compensation provided.)

• "strike benefit fund": a special reserve of money set aside by a union to cover these payments.

  • The union had built a large strike benefit fund over several years to prepare for potential disputes. (A dedicated financial pool for strike support.)

Variants and Related Words

• Strike pay (n): an alternative term for "strike benefit," often used interchangeably.

  • The strike pay was distributed weekly to all members on the picket line. (Same as strike benefit.)

• Strike fund (n): the monetary reserve from which strike benefits are paid.

  • The union's strike fund had enough money to support a three-month strike. (The financial resource for strike benefits.)

Synonyms

• Strike pay: the exact synonym, as noted above.
• Dispute benefit: a broader term for financial support during any labour dispute, including strikes.

Related Idioms

• "to be on strike benefit": to be receiving this financial assistance.

  • Many workers were on strike benefit for the entire six weeks of the protest. (To be in receipt of union strike payments.)

• "to live on strike benefit": to rely solely on this payment for income during a strike.

  • They had to live on strike benefit, which was far less than their normal wages. (To subsist on the union's compensation.)