USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

ROBBER BARONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is it called when a group of workers decide to not go to work?
A
Day off
B
Strike
C
Swing
D
National Holiday
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A lockout is a work stoppage or denial of employment initiated by the management of a company during a labour dispute. In contrast to a strike, in which employees refuse to work, a lockout is initiated by employers or industry owners.

Detailed explanation-2: -A strikebreaker (sometimes called a scab, blackleg, or knobstick) is a person who works despite a strike. Strikebreakers are usually individuals who were not employed by the company before the trade union dispute but hired after or during the strike to keep the organization running.

Detailed explanation-3: -Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became common during the Industrial Revolution, when mass labor became important in factories and mines.

Detailed explanation-4: -strike. verb. to refuse to work for a period of time as a protest about your pay or conditions of work.

Detailed explanation-5: -strike-where workers refuse to work for the employer. action short of a strike-where workers take action such as working to rule, go slows, overtime bans or callout bans. lock-out-a work stoppage where the employer stops workers from working.

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