Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
on-strike
adjective
/ˈɒnˌstraɪk/
Definition
The term ‘on-strike’ refers to a situation where workers stop working to protest against their employer, typically to demand better working conditions or wages.
Examples
- The workers decided to go on-strike after negotiations for better pay failed.
- When the teachers were on-strike, schools were closed for several days.
Meaning
It signifies being in a state of labor strike where employees refuse to perform their duties as a form of protest.
Synonyms
- striking
- protesting
- disrupting
