#alternate Edit this page Wikipedia (en) Industrial action From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Measure taken by trade unions or other organised labour meant to reduce productivity in a workplace Part of a series on Organised labour Co-op activism5.svg Labour movement * Timeline * + New Unionism + Proletariat * Social movement unionism * + Social democracy + Socialism + Syndicalism * Anarcho-syndicalism Labour rights * + Freedom of association + Collective bargaining * + Child labour + Unfree labour * + Equal pay + Employment discrimination * + Legal working age + Six-hour day + Eight-hour day * + Annual leave + Paid time off + Minimum wage * + Occupational safety and health + Employment protection Trade unions * Trade unions by country * Trade union federations * International comparisons * + ITUC + IWA + WFTU Strike action * Chronological list of strikes * + General strike + Secondary action + Overtime ban * + Sitdown strike + Work-to-rule + Lockout 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dissatisfaction by employees—especially a strike or slowdown or working to rule—to protest against bad working conditions or low pay and to increase bargaining power with the employer and intended to force the employer to improve them by reducing productivity in a workplace.^[1]^[2]^[3] Industrial action is usually organized by trade unions or other organised labour, most commonly when employees are forced out of work due to contract termination and without reaching an agreement with the employer. Quite often it is used and interpreted as a euphemism for strike or mass strike, but the scope is much wider. Industrial action may take place in the context of a labour dispute or may be meant to effect political or social change. This form of communication tends to be their only means to voice their concerns about safety and benefits. Types[edit] * Strike * Occupation of factories * Work-to-rule * General strike (mass strike) * Slowdown (or Go-slow) * Overtime ban * Blue flu See also[edit] * Nonviolent resistance * Civil resistance References[edit] 1. ^ Company, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing. 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