sympathy strike

• Arrêt de travail effectué par des travailleurs qui ne sont pas directement parties au conflit, mais qui se mettent en grève pour exprimer leur solidarité avec un autre syndicat en grève ou pour faire pression sur l'employeur.

A work stoppage by a group of workers who are not directly involved in a labor dispute, but who strike to show solidarity with another striking union or to pressure an employer.

1. Supportive work stoppageC1formal

   A strike by a group of workers to show support for another group of workers who are already on strike, rather than to address their own grievances.

   grève de solidarité

   • The dockworkers staged a sympathy strike in support of the truck drivers.
   • The union called for a sympathy strike to pressure the company.
   • Sympathy strikes are often controversial and can be illegal in some jurisdictions.