Any unions out there organizing with other unions for prolonged work stoppages? You know, since denying our labor is the only weapon we have against capital.
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British English workplace slang for the deductions taken out of your paycheck before you actually see it — think income tax, National Insurance, pension contributions, and anything else HMRC or your employer skims off the top. When workers moan about their take-home pay not matching their salary, stoppages are the culprit. The word has a resigned, working-class flavor to it, implying that money is constantly being stopped from reaching your wallet by forces beyond your control.
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He thought he'd landed a decent salary until he saw the stoppages — he was taking home barely two-thirds of the headline figure.
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(UK) Salary deductions.
“Any unions out there organizing with other unions for prolonged work stoppages? You know, since denying our labor is the only weapon we have against capital.”
“Serie A | Cremonese 1-2 Lazio: Last gasp heartbreak for hosts https://www.europesays.com/italy/12974/ Cremonese were heartbroken in stoppages as Lazio turned the game around with Gustav Isaksen and Tijjani Noslin to…”
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