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hot cargo

hot cargo noun: freight that belongs to a company against which a labor union is taking industrial action, and which unionized transport workers may therefore refuse to carry.

Noun

hot cargo (uncountable)

  1. (industrial relations) Freight that belongs to a company against which a labor union is taking industrial action, and which unionized transport workers may therefore refuse to carry.

Questions about hot cargo

What does hot cargo mean?
Hot cargo means freight that belongs to a company against which a labor union is taking industrial action, and which unionized transport workers may therefore refuse to carry.
What part of speech is hot cargo?
Hot cargo is a noun.

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