strikebreaking
See also: strike-breaking and strike breaking
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Etymology edit
strike + breaking or strikebreak + -ing
Verb edit
strikebreaking
- present participle and gerund of strikebreak
Noun edit
strikebreaking (usually uncountable, plural strikebreakings)
- Activity intended to disrupt or end a strike without an agreement by workers.
- Synonyms: blackleggery, scabbery
- 1934 August 6, “Hell on the Hoof”, in Time:
- The Government dared not hire men to care for its 50,000 head for fear of being accused of strikebreaking.
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activity to break a strike
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Adjective edit
strikebreaking (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to such activity.
- 1992 April 27, “Bulldozing the U.A.W.”, in Time:
- Caterpillar's main strikebreaking tactic had been to advertise for permanent replacements.
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in that manner
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