'work stoppage' definitions:
Definition of 'work stoppage'
(from WordNet)
noun
A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled" [syn: strike, work stoppage]
Synonyms of 'work stoppage'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arrest,
- bell,
- boycott,
- boycottage,
- check,
- checkmate,
- cutoff,
- dead stop,
- deadlock,
- end,
- endgame,
- ending,
- final whistle,
- full stop,
- grinding halt,
- gun,
- halt,
- job action,
- lockout,
- outlaw strike,
- revolt,
- rulebook slowdown,
- sick-in,
- sit-down,
- sit-down strike,
- slowdown,
- stalemate,
- stand,
- standoff,
- standstill,
- stay,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- strike,
- sympathy strike,
- tie-up,
- turnout,
- walkout,
- wildcat strike