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work-in en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A form of direct action where workers whose jobs are under threat remain in their place of employment and continue working without pay.
    • The yard was […] one of the main focal points of the UCS work-in, and the power base of its main spokesman Jimmy Reid, though he was a Govanite, not a Bankie. 2024, Ian R. Mitchell, Walking Through Glasgow's Industrial Past:

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Coordinates

sit-in · love-in · be-in