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Wildcat strike action

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A wildcat strike action, often referred to as a wildcat strike, is a strike action undertaken by unionized workers without union leadership's authorization, support, or approval; this is sometimes termed an unofficial industrial. [1]

34 relations: Air Canada, Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, Baltimore municipal strike of 1974, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement, Freightliner Trucks, Jeffboat, Kirov Plant, Leeds United (BBC play), Lisa Raitt, Marikana killings, May 1968 events in France, Memphis sanitation strike, Memphis, Tennessee, National Labor Relations Act of 1935, National Labor Relations Board, Norris–La Guardia Act, Pullman Strike, Spanish air traffic controllers strike, Strike action, The Rank and File, Toronto Pearson International Airport, U.S. postal strike of 1970, UK miners' strike (1969), UK miners' strike (1984–85), United States, Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, West Virginia, Winter of Discontent, 1923 Victorian police strike, 2006 Dhaka strikes, 2006 Toronto Transit Commission wildcat strike, 2009 Lindsey Oil Refinery strikes, 2018 West Virginia teachers' strike.

Air Canada

Air Canada is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada by fleet size and passengers carried.

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Alberta Union of Provincial Employees

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is a Canadian trade union operating solely in the province of Alberta.

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Baltimore municipal strike of 1974

The 1974 Baltimore municipal strike was a strike action undertaken by different groups of municipal workers.

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Canadian Union of Postal Workers

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW; Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes) is a public sector trade union representing postal workers including letter carriers, rural and suburban mail carriers, postal clerks, mail handlers and dispatchers, technicians, mechanics and electricians employed at Canada Post as well as private sector workers outside Canada Post.

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Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement

The Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM) was an organization of African-American workers formed in May 1968 in the Chrysler Corporation's Dodge Main assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan.

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Freightliner Trucks

Freightliner Trucks is an American truck manufacturer and a division of Daimler Trucks North America.

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Jeffboat

Jeffboat is a shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana founded by James Howard in 1834, a builder of steamboats.

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Kirov Plant

The Kirov Plant, Kirov Factory or Leningrad Kirov Plant (LKZ) (Kirovskiy Zavod) is a major Russian machine-building manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Leeds United (BBC play)

Leeds United is a 1974 filmed television play written by Colin Welland and directed by Roy Battersby.

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Lisa Raitt

Lisa Sarah MacCormack Raitt, (born May 7, 1968) is a Canadian politician, who is the Conservative Party deputy leader, and Member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Milton.

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Marikana killings

The Marikana massacre, which took place on 16 August 2012, was the most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since 1960.

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May 1968 events in France

The volatile period of civil unrest in France during May 1968 was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France.

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Memphis sanitation strike

The Memphis sanitation strike began in February 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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National Labor Relations Act of 1935

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 449) (also known as the Wagner Act after New York Senator Robert F. Wagner) is a foundational statute of United States labor law which guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work, and take collective action including strike if necessary.

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National Labor Relations Board

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent US government agency with responsibilities for enforcing US labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices.

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Norris–La Guardia Act

The Norris–La Guardia Act (also known as the Anti-Injunction Bill) is a 1932 United States federal law on US labor law.

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Pullman Strike

The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States that lasted from May 11 to July 20, 1894, and a turning point for US labor law.

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Spanish air traffic controllers strike

The Spanish air traffic controllers strike began on December 3, 2010 when most air traffic controllers in Spanish airports walked out in a coordinated wildcat strike.

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Strike action

Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work.

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The Rank and File

The Rank and File is a 1971 filmed television play written by Jim Allen and directed by Kenneth Loach.

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Toronto Pearson International Airport

Toronto Pearson International Airport (often referred to as Toronto Pearson, Pearson Airport, or simply Pearson) is the primary international airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and surrounding region known as the Golden Horseshoe in the province of Ontario, Canada.

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U.S. postal strike of 1970

The U.S. postal strike of 1970 was an eight-day strike by federal postal workers in March 1970.

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UK miners' strike (1969)

The UK miners' strike of 1969 was an unofficial strike that involved 140 of the 307 collieries owned by the National Coal Board, including all collieries in the Yorkshire area.

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UK miners' strike (1984–85)

The miners' strike of 1984–85 was a major industrial action to shut down the British coal industry in an attempt to prevent colliery closures.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vietnam General Confederation of Labour

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) is the sole national trade union center in Vietnam.

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West Virginia

West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States.

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Winter of Discontent

The Winter of Discontent was the winter of 1978–79 in the United Kingdom, during which there were widespread strikes by public sector trade unions demanding larger pay rises, following the ongoing pay caps of the Labour Party government led by James Callaghan against Trades Union Congress opposition to control inflation, during the coldest winter for 16 years.

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1923 Victorian police strike

The 1923 Victorian Police strike occurred in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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2006 Dhaka strikes

From May 20 to June 6, nearly 1.8 million garment workers of Bangladesh concentrated in industrial areas in and around the capital Dhaka engaged in a series of simultaneous massive wildcat strikes.

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2006 Toronto Transit Commission wildcat strike

The 2006 Toronto Transit Commission strike was an unlawful wildcat strike in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that occurred on May 29, 2006.

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2009 Lindsey Oil Refinery strikes

The 2009 Lindsey Oil Refinery strikes were a series of wildcat strikes that affected the energy industry in the United Kingdom in 2009.

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2018 West Virginia teachers' strike

The West Virginia teachers' and school personnel strike began on February 22, 2018 with a call from the West Virginia branches of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, and the West Virginia School Service Personnel for school employees across West Virginia to strike.

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Unofficial industrial action, Unofficial strike, Wildcat strike, Wildcat strikes.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcat_strike_action

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