step up industrial action

Frequency: 6.87.9 per million words

To increase the intensity or scope of industrial action.

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Examples (10)

  • The union is considering stepping up its industrial action.
  • Workers have threatened to step up industrial action if their demands are not met.
  • The teachers' federation decided to step up industrial action in response to the stalled negotiations.
  • After weeks of talks, the nurses were forced to step up their industrial action.
  • Management hopes to resolve the dispute before employees step up industrial action further.
  • There are fears that if an agreement isn't reached soon, unions will step up industrial action.
  • The decision to step up industrial action was not taken lightly by the railway workers.
  • By stepping up industrial action, the union aims to put more pressure on the government.
  • He warned that failure to compromise would inevitably lead to a step up in industrial action.
  • The postal workers collectively voted to step up industrial action until their conditions improved.