industrial action
noun [ U ]
HR UK ukus(US job action)actions by workers, especially the action of stopping work, that are intended to force an employer to agree to something:
Of the 1,000 employees at the plant, 55 per cent voted not to take industrial action.
call for/organize/threaten industrial action
call off/avert/avoid industrial action
The car manufacturer is facing a threat of industrial action over plans to reduce pension benefits.