go-slow

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ˌgo-ˈslow noun [countable] British English  BELSTOP WORKING/GO ON STRIKEa protest against an employer in which the workers work as slowly as possible 怠工 SYN American English slowdown → work-to-rule, strike

Examples from the Corpus

go-slow• In the summer of 1953 the union carried out strikes and go-slows in support of a wage claim, but were locked out.• The hospital seemed to be treating as many patients as possible before the go-slow came into effect.From Longman Business Dictionarygo-slowgo-ˈslow noun [countable] British EnglishHUMAN RESOURCES a form of industrial protest in which people deliberately work as slowly as possibleSYN AmE slow-downThe union carried out a series of strikes and go-slows as part of its campaign for higher wages.

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go-slow
ˌgo-ˈslow noun [countable] British English
a protest against an employer in which the workers work as slowly as possible
   SYN  slowdown American English ⇨ work-to-rule, strike
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ strike [countable] a period of time when a group of workers stop working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions etc: A teachers’ strike has been announced for next week. | The rail strike has resulted in major delays on roads across the country.
   ▪ industrial action [uncountable] British English activities such as strikes, or doing less work than usual, as a way of trying to persuade an employer to improve pay, conditions etc: Lecturers voted to take industrial action over their workload. | Prison officers have threatened industrial action.
   ▪ stoppage [countable] British English, work stoppage American English a short strike, especially one that lasts for one day: Customs officers will return to work today after a twenty-four hour stoppage.
   ▪ go-slow [countable] British English a period of time when a group of workers deliberately work more slowly than usual as a way of protesting about pay, conditions etc: The hospital go-slow comes into effect tomorrow. | The union carried out strikes and go-slows in support of a wage claim.

go-slowBrE /ˌɡəʊ ˈsləʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɡoʊ ˈsloʊ/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE slow·down) nouna protest that workers make by doing their work more slowly than usual 怠工  ➡  compare work-to-rule