sit-down strike: American History Dictionary - sit-down strike

Definition and meaning of sit-down strike:

sit-down strike

In a sit-down strike, workers barricade themselves inside the factories. The objective is to shut down the factory by not allowing employers to continue production with strikebreakers. Sit-down strikes were popular with industrial unions in the 1930s, but not with employers or the public.

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The meaning of sit-down strike is an excerpt from Madrid Waddington High School,

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