job action

noun

1. any means, as a work slowdown, of organized protest or pressure by employees to win some goal or gain from their employers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of job action¹

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Example Sentences

Dan Kennedy, a journalism professor at Northeastern University, said the union is “maximizing its leverage by threatening a job action timed to take advantage of the holiday shopping season.”

From Digiday