During the union meeting, several members mentioned the possibility of organising a work-to-rule strike to draw attention to working conditions.
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Work-to-rule
Synonyms for "work-to-rule"
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Translations
11 translations across 9 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 按章工作 noun (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out)
Dutch
2 entries- modelactie noun (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out)
- stiptheidsactie noun (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out)
Finnish
2 entries- hidastuslakko noun (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out)
- italialainen lakko noun (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out)
French
1 entries- grève du zèle noun (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out)
German
1 entries- Dienst nach Vorschrift noun (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out)
Italian
1 entries- sciopero bianco noun (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- dagsing noun (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out)
Polish
1 entries- strajk włoski noun (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out)
Spanish
1 entries- huelga de celo noun (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Disgruntled by chronic staff shortages, doctors threatened a “work-to-rule” action at the East London Hospital Complex by the end of this week.
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