ˌgo-ˈslow noun [countable] British English
a protest against an employer in which the workers work as slowly as possible Synonym : slowdown American English ⇒ work-to-rule, strike

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strike [countable] a period of time when a group of workers stop working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions etc:
A teachers’ strike has been announced for next week.
The rail strike has resulted in major delays on roads across the country.
industrial action [uncountable] British English activities such as strikes, or doing less work than usual, as a way of trying to persuade an employer to improve pay, conditions etc:
Lecturers voted to take industrial action over their workload.
Prison officers have threatened industrial action.
stoppage [countable] British English, work stoppage American English a short strike, especially one that lasts for one day:
Customs officers will return to work today after a twenty-four hour stoppage.
go-slow [countable] British English a period of time when a group of workers deliberately work more slowly than usual as a way of protesting about pay, conditions etc:
The hospital go-slow comes into effect tomorrow.
The union carried out strikes and go-slows in support of a wage claim.

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