strikebreaking
Noun: - Confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers: The act or practice of taking actions designed to disrupt, undermine, or end a strike organized by employees. This typically involves measures to continue operations despite the strike, often by using non-union labor or other means to counteract the strikers' efforts.
The term "strikebreaking" refers to the actions taken by an employer, a third party, or individuals to oppose a labor strike and resume normal business operations. It describes a specific category of anti-strike activity.
- Noun:
- The company was accused of strikebreaking when it hired temporary workers to replace the union members on the picket line.
- Historically, strikebreaking often led to violent clashes between workers and private security forces.
- "to engage in strikebreaking": to participate in or carry out activities aimed at ending a strike.
- The firm hired a consultant known for engaging in strikebreaking.
Strikebreaker (n): A person who works or is employed to replace a striking worker, or who actively works to break up a strike. (Note: This is a related compound noun, not the target word itself).
- The strikebreakers were escorted into the factory by police.
Strikebreak (v): The verb form, meaning to act as a strikebreaker or to engage in strikebreaking activities. (Note: This is a related verb, not the target word itself).
- Union-busting: Actions undertaken to weaken or dissolve a labor union, which can include strikebreaking activities.
- Scabbing (informal, often derogatory): The act of replacing striking workers; closely related but emphasizes the role of the replacement worker.
- Picketing: The action of strikers demonstrating outside a workplace, which strikebreaking activities are often designed to counter.
- Lockout: An employer's action of preventing employees from working, which is a different tactic from strikebreaking.
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confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers
