wildcat strike
A wildcat strike is one that is undertaken by employees without the consent of their union. Wildcat strikes are typically done with little notice or warning, making them particularly powerful because there is a higher likelihood that an employer will be caught off guard. See this Fordham Urban Law Journal Article titled, Wildcat Strikes: The Affirmative Duty of the Parent Union to Intervene; this Indiana Law Journal Article: Wildcat Strikes: The Unions' Narrowing Path to Rectitude?; and this article on The Great Postal Strike of 1970.
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