job action

The phrase “job action” has 3 syllables: job ac-tion

It's pronounced as /dʒɑb ˈæk.ʃən/


What is synonym and antonym for job action?

In the thesaurus, “job action” has 15 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for job action along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for job action

  • blue flu
  • go-slow
  • industrial action
  • lockout
  • sick-in
  • sick-out
  • sit-down
  • sit-in
  • slowdown
  • stickout
  • strike
  • sympathetic strike
  • sympathy strike
  • tie up
  • walkout

Meanings of job action

  • noun
    1. A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity.

Example Sentences

  • The union announced a job action to protest the recent pay cuts.
  • Job action can include strikes, work-to-rule measures, or other forms of labor disruption.
  • The company faced significant challenges due to the job action organized by its employees.
  • During the job action, many workers refused to perform overtime or additional duties.
  • The management team is currently negotiating with the union to resolve the issues leading to the job action.

On this page you'll find 15 synonyms or another words to job action, such as: blue flu, go-slow, industrial action, lockout, sick-in, sick-out, sit-down.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

walkouts

  • go-slows
  • job actions
  • lockouts
  • sick-outs
  • sit-downs
  • sit-ins
  • slowdowns
  • strikes
  • sympathetic strikes
  • sympathy strikes

walk out

  • abandon
  • abdicate
  • abscond
  • adjourn
  • bail
  • bail out
  • beat it
  • begone
  • blockade
  • book
  • bow out
  • boycott
  • break away
  • bug off
  • bug out
  • bugger off
  • capitulate
  • cease work
  • cede
  • clear off
  • clear out
  • come away
  • cut out
  • decamp
  • defect
  • demit
  • demonstrate
  • depart
  • desert
  • dig out
  • disappear
  • ditch
  • divorce oneself from
  • drop
  • drop out
  • elope
  • embark
  • emigrate
  • end service
  • escape
  • evacuate
  • exit
  • flee
  • flit
  • fly
  • fold
  • forgo
  • forsake
  • get
  • get off
  • get out
  • give notice
  • give the slip
  • give up the ship
  • go
  • go away
  • go forth
  • go off
  • go on strike
  • go out
  • go-slow
  • hand in resignation
  • hand over
  • hang it up
  • head out
  • hit the bricks
  • hit the road
  • issue
  • job action
  • leave
  • light out
  • lock out
  • lockout
  • migrate
  • mizzle
  • move
  • move out
  • part
  • peel off
  • protest
  • pull out
  • pull stakes
  • pull up stakes
  • push off
  • push on
  • quit
  • relinquish
  • remove
  • remove oneself
  • renounce
  • retire
  • retreat
  • ride off
  • run along
  • run away
  • sally
  • say goodbye
  • scarper
  • scat
  • scram
  • secede
  • separate oneself from
  • set out
  • sick-out
  • sign off
  • sit in
  • sit-down
  • sit-in
  • skip
  • slip
  • slip away
  • slip out
  • slowdown
  • split
  • stage a walkout
  • stand aside
  • stand down
  • start
  • step down
  • step out
  • strike
  • strike out
  • surrender
  • sympathetic strike
  • sympathy strike
  • take a hike
  • take a powder
  • take a walk
  • take leave
  • take off
  • terminate
  • throw in the towel
  • turn over
  • vacate
  • vamoose
  • vanish
  • waive
  • walk
  • wash hands of
  • withdraw
  • yield

walkout

  • abandon
  • abandonment
  • abeyance
  • abscond
  • action for a cause
  • adieu
  • adjourn
  • arrest
  • bail
  • bail out
  • beat it
  • begone
  • blockage
  • blue flu
  • book
  • bow out
  • bug off
  • bug out
  • bugger off
  • called strike
  • check
  • clear off
  • clear out
  • close
  • closure
  • complaint
  • cut out
  • cutoff
  • decamp
  • decampment
  • deduction
  • demonstration
  • depart
  • desert
  • desertion
  • dig out
  • discontinuance
  • down
  • downtime
  • egress
  • egression
  • embarkation
  • emigrate
  • emigration
  • escape
  • evacuate
  • evacuation
  • exit
  • exodus
  • expatriation
  • farewell
  • fast
  • flee
  • flight
  • fly
  • forsake
  • get
  • get off
  • get out
  • getaway
  • go
  • go off
  • go out
  • go-slow
  • going
  • going away
  • goodbye
  • gridlock
  • grievance
  • hegira
  • hindrance
  • hit the road
  • immobilization
  • industrial action
  • interruption
  • jam
  • job action
  • layoff
  • leave-taking
  • lie in
  • lie-in
  • light out
  • lock out
  • lockout
  • love-in
  • manifest
  • march
  • march on
  • mass lobby
  • migration
  • mizzle
  • move
  • object
  • obstruction
  • occlusion
  • out-law strike
  • parade
  • part
  • parting
  • passage
  • passive resistance
  • peace march
  • peaceful protest
  • peel off
  • picket
  • picket line
  • powder
  • protest
  • pull out
  • pull stakes
  • pull up stakes
  • push off
  • push on
  • quit
  • quitting
  • rally
  • recession
  • removal
  • remove
  • retire
  • retirement
  • retreat
  • revolt
  • riot
  • run along
  • run away
  • sailing
  • say no to
  • scarper
  • scat
  • scram
  • separation
  • set out
  • setting forth
  • setting-out
  • shutdown
  • sick-in
  • sick-out
  • sit in
  • sit-down
  • sit-down strike
  • sit-in
  • skip
  • slowdown
  • stage a walkout
  • stampede
  • standstill
  • start
  • step out
  • stickout
  • stopping
  • strike
  • strike out
  • sympathetic strike
  • sympathy strike
  • take a hike
  • take a powder
  • take a walk
  • take off
  • takeoff
  • taking leave
  • taking off
  • teach-in
  • tie up
  • vacate
  • vacation
  • vamoose
  • vanishing act
  • walk
  • wildcat strike
  • withdraw
  • withdrawal
  • withdrawing
  • work stoppage

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