sit-down strike
nounUK /ˌsɪt daʊn ˈstraɪk/
US /ˌsɪt daʊn ˈstraɪk/
A sit-down strike is when workers stop working and sit inside the workplace so the boss cannot replace them.
The factory workers began a sit-down strike to demand better pay.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A strike in which employees occupy the premises and refuse to leave until their demands are met.
The sit-down strike lasted three days until management agreed to negotiate.
3. Any organized protest in which people sit down and refuse to move.
Students held a sit-down strike in the hallway to protest the new rules.
4. A form of industrial action that keeps machines idle by occupying the plant.
The sit-down strike halted production without damaging the equipment.