Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sympathy_strike

1 sense of sympathy strike

Sense 1
sympathy strike, sympathetic strike -- (a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer)
       => strike, work stoppage -- (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled")