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Wildcat strike

//ˈwaɪ.əldˌkæt ˈstɹaɪk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A labor strike that has not been authorized by the leaders of a trade union.

    "Organized workers must have their strike backed by the union. If the employer can bargain with his workers only through the union, the workers must also use the same channel. Hence "wildcat" strikes are outlawed, unless the circumstances are so unusual that the unions have ceased really to represent the workers and are repudiated by them."

  2. 2
    a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union wordnet

Etymology

From wildcat (“illegal, risky”) + strike.

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