strike 1 vb struck, struck, also, strick·en, strik·ing
vi
1: to remove or delete something
2: to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands
vt
1: to remove or delete from a legal document and esp. from the record of a trial
it struck that part of [the] injunction — National Law Journal
2: to remove (a prospective juror) from a venire
3: to engage in a strike against (an employer)
strike 2 n
1: the removal of a potential juror from a venire compare challenge
2: a concerted work stoppage, interruption, or slowdown by a body of workers to enforce compliance with demands made on an employer see also rent strike; labor management relations act in the important laws section compare job action
economic strike: a strike that is brought against an employer because of a dispute regarding economic benefits or conditions (as wages)
◇ Workers engaged in an economic strike can legally be replaced permanently. No-strike clauses in collective bargaining agreements have been held to bar only economic strikes and not strikes protesting an unfair labor practice.
general strike: a simultaneous strike by all unionized workers of all trades and industries
jurisdictional strike: a strike that is called against an employer as a result of a dispute with another union as to the right to perform particular work
organizational strike: recognition strike in this entry
primary strike: a strike by workers against their employer with whom they have a dispute
recognition strike: a strike by workers against their employer seeking to force the employer to recognize the union as their collective bargaining agent – called also organizational strike;
secondary strike: sympathy strike in this entry
sit–down strike: a strike during which employees remain in and occupy the employer's premises as a protest and means of forcing compliance with demands
◇ This form of strike has been illegal according to both statute and case law since the early 1940s.
sym·pa·thy strike: a strike by workers not involved in a labor dispute in support of other striking employees or unions – called also secondary strike;
wild·cat strike: a strike by workers that is not authorized by the union
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.