Work stoppage

Definition - Noun
: a cessation of work by employees as a job action
Work stoppage is often used to refer to a cessation of work that is less serious and more spontaneous than one referred to as a strike. As used in the Labor Management Relations Act strike refers to «any...concerted stoppage of work by employees...and any concerted slowdown or other concerted interruption of operations by employees."



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due process clause

a clause in a constitution prohibiting the government from depriving a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law


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