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Industrial action (UK) or job action (US) refers collectively to any measure taken by trade unions or other organised labour meant to reduce productivity in a workplace. Quite often it is used and interpreted, mistakenly, as a euphemism for 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. Specifically industrial action may include one or more of the following: Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... A trade union or labor union is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ... Euphemism is the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener; or in the case of doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker. ...
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Opposing action on the employer's side may take the form of a lock-out (denial of the possibility of work to non-striking employees) and fllisting (an instruction to other employers within the same employers' association not to employ workers who are taking part in strike action).
The rules on notice of industrialaction must also be observed when an organization which is bound by the peace obligation exercises its right to give notice of secondary action to be taken in support of a sister organization.
Thus, where the parties are covered by the Basic Agreement between the DA and LO industrialaction may not be initiated with the aim of disrupting the principles governing the scope of the employer's managerial authority as laid down in the agreement.
Industrialaction, such as strikes, work bans and lock-outs, may be taken by unions, employees or employers in pursuit of a new collective agreement.
Industrialaction aimed at securing a new collective agreement (an agreement covering a number of employees) may only be taken if certain requirements are met.
Unless the industrialaction is in response to industrialaction taken by the other side, at least three days’ notice must be given (unless the Commission has ordered that more notice must be given).
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