walk off the/one's job
idiom
chiefly US, informal
: to stop working and go on strike
Teachers walked off the job today.
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On Monday, Holden recommended the union’s members accept the deal, but by Friday the union instead voted to walk off the job.
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Last week, an overwhelming majority of Boeing's some 33,000 members of the machinist union — 94.6% to be exact — rejected the company's tentative contract and even more — 96% — voted to walk off the job.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 16 Sep. 2024
However, union members could potentially reject the contract agreement, walk off the job and send the two sides back to the bargaining table.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024
On Monday, the union said 200 workers at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor were the latest to walk off the job.
—Alexandra Olson, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Sep. 2024
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Last week, an overwhelming majority of Boeing's some 33,000 members of the machinist union — 94.6% to be exact — rejected the company's tentative contract and even more — 96% — voted to walk off the job.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 16 Sep. 2024
However, union members could potentially reject the contract agreement, walk off the job and send the two sides back to the bargaining table.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024
On Monday, the union said 200 workers at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor were the latest to walk off the job.
—Alexandra Olson, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Sep. 2024
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