strikebreaking

[ strahyk-brey-king ]
/ ˈstraɪkˌbreɪ kɪŋ /

noun

action directed at breaking up a strike of workers.

Origin of strikebreaking

First recorded in 1915–20; strike + breaking1

Example sentences from the Web for strikebreaking

  • The next morning a crowd stood before the stairway leading to the factory when the strikebreaking girls came to work.

    Windy McPherson's Son |Sherwood Anderson