Industrial Relations Vocabulary

noun a person who works during a strike to keep a company operating

adjective relating to or characteristic of strikebreakers

• The company hired strikebreakers to ensure production continued during the labor strike.
• The strikebreakers were brought in to fill in for the striking workers.
• The strikebreakers were seen as scabs by the striking workers.
• In times of conflict, she acted as a strikebreaker by mediating between the two parties.

noun a cessation or interruption of work, especially as a form of protest or strike

• The work stoppage was called by the union in response to the company's refusal to negotiate.
• The work stoppage really put a halt on things at the office.
• The work stoppage was a real buzzkill for everyone trying to get their work done.
• The work stoppage felt like hitting a brick wall in terms of productivity.