work stoppage
noun
: concerted cessation of work by a group of employees usually more spontaneous and less serious than a strike
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Though Connecticut’s largest health care workers’ union has a May 19 strike deadline at 51 nursing homes, facilities already have incurred costs to prepare for a possible work stoppage, the head of a major industry association said Tuesday.
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
The Pullman railroad strike also played a significant role in establishing May Day in the U.S. Workers from the Pullman Palace Car Company initiated a widespread work stoppage in May of 1894, prompting President Grover Cleveland to send federal troops to Chicago to break the strike.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
The labor action does not constitute a nationwide strike or work stoppage, calming the fears of businesses that use Canada Post to ship mail and parcels after a previous month-long strike hampered the 2024 holiday season.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
The union opted out of the current CBA last October, and now both sides have until Oct. 31 to reach a new agreement to avoid a possible work stoppage.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
The Pullman railroad strike also played a significant role in establishing May Day in the U.S. Workers from the Pullman Palace Car Company initiated a widespread work stoppage in May of 1894, prompting President Grover Cleveland to send federal troops to Chicago to break the strike.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
The labor action does not constitute a nationwide strike or work stoppage, calming the fears of businesses that use Canada Post to ship mail and parcels after a previous month-long strike hampered the 2024 holiday season.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
The union opted out of the current CBA last October, and now both sides have until Oct. 31 to reach a new agreement to avoid a possible work stoppage.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
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“Work stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20stoppage. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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