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work-in

work-in noun: a form of direct action where workers whose jobs are under threat remain in their place of employment and continue working without pay.

Noun

work-in (plural work-ins)

  1. A form of direct action where workers whose jobs are under threat remain in their place of employment and continue working without pay.
    • The yard was […] one of the main focal points of the UCS work-in, and the power base of its main spokesman Jimmy Reid, though he was a Govanite, not a Bankie.2024, Ian R. Mitchell, Walking Through Glasgow's Industrial Past

Forms of work-in

pluralwork-ins

Questions about work-in

What does work-in mean?
Work-in means a form of direct action where workers whose jobs are under threat remain in their place of employment and continue working without pay.
What part of speech is work-in?
Work-in is a noun.
What is the plural of work-in?
The plural of work-in is work-ins.

Words near work-in in the dictionary

  1. work-athons
  2. work-brittle
  3. work-camp
  4. work-harden
  5. work-hardened
  6. work-in
  7. work-in-process
  8. work-in-progress
  9. work-ins
  10. work-intensive
  11. work-life

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