withdraw labour

Frequency: 4.01.5 per million words

To stop working as a form of protest; to go on strike.

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  • The miners are threatening to withdraw their labour if their safety demands are not met.
  • Last year, the factory workers withdrew their labour over a pay dispute.
  • The union has announced that its members will withdraw their labour from midnight on Friday.
  • If the company does not negotiate in good faith, we will have no choice but to withdraw our labour.
  • The decision to withdraw labour was made after weeks of failed negotiations.
  • Withdrawing labour is always a last resort for the nurses' association.
  • A vote was taken, and the majority supported the motion to withdraw labour.
  • Teachers across the district are prepared to withdraw their labour if class sizes increase.
  • Historically, the power to withdraw labour has been a crucial tool for workers' rights.
  • The entire workforce acted in solidarity and withdrew their labour simultaneously.