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The trade unions and the Labour Party... failed miserably. Instead of giving concrete support, and calling upon workers to take industrial action, they did nothing.
Arthur Scargill

Meaning of "industrial action" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION

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Industrial action is a noun.
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WHAT DOES INDUSTRIAL ACTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

industrial action

Industrial action

Industrial action or job action refers collectively to any measure taken by trade unions or other organised labour meant to reduce productivity in a workplace. Quite often it is used and interpreted as a euphemism for strike or mass strike, but the scope is much wider. Industrial action may take place in the context of a labour dispute or may be meant to effect political or social change. Specifically industrial action may include one or more of the following: ▪ Strike ▪ Occupation of factories ▪ Work-to-rule ▪ General strike ▪ Slowdown ▪ Overtime ban...

Definition of industrial action in the English dictionary

The definition of industrial action in the dictionary is any action, such as a strike or go-slow, taken by employees in industry to protest against working conditions, redundancies, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDUSTRIAL ACTION

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WORDS THAT END LIKE INDUSTRIAL ACTION

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Synonyms and antonyms of industrial action in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «industrial action» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Find out the translation of industrial action to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of industrial action from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «industrial action» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

工业行动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acción sindical
570 millions of speakers

English

industrial action
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

औद्योगिक कार्रवाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العمل الصناعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

забастовка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ação industrial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিল্প কর্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

action revendicative
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tindakan perindustrian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeitskampfmaßnahmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

示威行為
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쟁의 행위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aksi industri
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kỷ nghệ hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொழில்துறை நடவடிக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

औद्योगिक कृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

endüstriyel hareket
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

azione industriale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strajki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

страйк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acțiune industrial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βιομηχανική δράση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

industriële aksie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stridsåtgärder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arbeidskamp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of industrial action

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDUSTRIAL ACTION»

The term «industrial action» is regularly used and occupies the 90.993 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDUSTRIAL ACTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about industrial action

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QUOTES WITH «INDUSTRIAL ACTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word industrial action.
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Arthur Scargill
The trade unions and the Labour Party... failed miserably. Instead of giving concrete support, and calling upon workers to take industrial action, they did nothing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDUSTRIAL ACTION»

Discover the use of industrial action in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to industrial action and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advantages and disadvantages of different forms of ...
Industrial action is any organized action, such as stopping work or refusing to work normally, which aims to obtain better pay and working conditions.
Esther Hurth, 2006
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Industrial Relations Law
In Monsanto v TGWU, the Court of Appeal rejected the notion that, once industrial action is discontinued for negotiations, then the ballot is invalidated once the strike starts up again. The reason for stopping the action was all important – if it ...
Charles Barrow, 2013
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Labour Relations in Caribbean Countries: Proceedings of a ...
One exception exists in respect of essential service disputes, where industrial action is prohibited and arbitration is mandatory. Regarding other types of dispute, in certain countries such as Jamaica compulsory arbitration may be initiated by ...
Werner Blenk, 1990
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Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Germany
Since, however, no third party intervention is able to force the parties to reach an agreement, the only remaining instrument to put pressure on the parties is industrial action. This is why the legal regulation of industrial action is very important ...
Manfred Weiss, Marlene Schmidt, 2008
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Waud's Employment Law: The Practical Guide for Human ...
An unofficial strike or other form of unofficial industrial action (eg an overtime ban or a call- out ban) is one that does not have the support of a ballot in favour of such action and has not been authorised or endorsed by the trade union of which  ...
Peter Chandler, 2003
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European Labour Courts: Remedies and Sanctions in Industrial ...
If the losing party does not discontinue the unlawful industrial action the court has prohibited, then, upon application of the successful party, a disciplinary fine up to DM500,000 or, as a substitute, disciplinary detention up to a total of two years ...
European Labour Court Judges. Meeting, Anne Trebilcock, 1995
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European Labour Courts: Industrial Action and Procedural ...
However, the German Federal Labour Court has ruled that this does not require a formal declaration of the breakdown of negotiations, so that a party to collective bargaining may take industrial action if it considers the opportunities for ...
Werner Blenk, 1993
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Political Transformation, Structural Adjustment and ...
Strikes (and other forms of industrial action) and lockouts in Botswana are not illegal and the right to strike is protected by the freedom of association and forced labour clauses of the Constitution. However, this freedom of industrial action is ...
‎1994
9
Labour Law in Denmark
Various Categories of Collective Industrial Action 247 I. The Strike 248 II. Blacking of Employers 248 III. Lock-out 249 IV. Blacklisting by Employers 250 V. Other Collective Measures of Industrial Action 250 §2. Legal and Illegal Collective Action ...
Ole Hasselbalch, 2010
10
Excel HSC Legal Studies
This action is often used to counter industrial action by employees. Employers, like employees, are also restricted by the law in the industrial action they can take . Tactics used by employers to combat industrial action include: (a) Refusal to pay  ...
Belinda Brassil, Dimity Brassil, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDUSTRIAL ACTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term industrial action is used in the context of the following news items.
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PENGASSAN Urges Agip to Obey Court Order, Threatens Industrial
... Urges Agip to Obey Court Order, Threatens Industrial Action. 17 Jul 2015. Views: 361. Font Size: a / A. 230615F-Agip-Oil-logo.jpg - 230615F-Agip-Oil-. Logo of ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
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Industrial action: Come to negotiation table - NLC directs state …
The NLC said what was important was the resolution of any challenge relating to the conditions of service of state attorneys and not engage in ... «Pulse.com.gh, Jul 15»
3
Physiotherapists to ballot on industrial action in Galway
Physiotherapists at University Hospital Galway (UHG) are due to ballot on industrial action in protest over the use of their dedicated clinic space ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
NSW country racing in jeopardy as vets threaten industrial action
There are concerns within the horse racing industry of race days being abandoned as equine vets discuss potential industrial action. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Industrial action not ruled out over proposed public sector cuts in …
Unions representing Jersey's public service workers say they are not discounting the possibility of industrial action as part of a campaign to fight ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
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Criminal Bar Association votes to take industrial action - BBC News
Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted for industrial action to support solicitors taking action over government cuts to legal aid. «BBC News, Jul 15»
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UK's new Trade Union Bill requires 50% turnout for industrial action
It will become tougher for British workers, including employees of Indian companies in the UK, to embark on industrial action, as the ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
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Tata Steel averts major industrial action in UK | Business Line
Tata Steel has averted a major industrial action in the UK, after unions voted in favour of a new deal from the company, which would allow them ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
9
Osun State Workers Resume Industrial Action
osun state-NLC Workers in Osun State have resumed an industrial action they suspended on Monday, as directed by their leadership, to push ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jul 15»
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Rivers: Health Workers Ready To Work After 1 Year Of Industrial
... in Rivers State, a reasonable consensus was reached and the health workers have agreed to resume work after one year of industrial action. «360Nobs.com, Jul 15»

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