(chiefly, US, Canada) A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity.
Job action means: A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity.. It is mainly Canadian English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive.
job action means: A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity.. Register: informal, Canadian English. Often not understood outside its region; gloss the word on first use when writing for an international audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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Job action means: A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity.. It is mainly Canadian English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive.
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