STRIKE

an organized temporary stoppage of work by employees, often with the sanction and leadership of a union, in order to force an employer to meet specific demand such as demands for higher wages, less working hours, etc.

(1) direction or course of movement. (2) an incidence of concerted (mutually arranged or agreed upon) refusal by employees to go on working, in an attempt to force an employer to grant certain demands, as for higher wages, better working conditions, etc. —9th ACC Volume 1 Approved Glossary