go-slow
go-slow — 名詞
1. a workplace protest in which staff deliberately reduce their speed of work to pr
怠工
勞工集體減緩工作以施壓資方的抗議方式
a workplace protest in which staff deliberately reduce their speed of work to pressure their employer into meeting demands about pay, safety, or conditions.
Samir joined the go-slow at the Manchester factory after managers cut the overtime pay.
主管削減加班費後，Samir 加入了曼徹斯特工廠的怠工行動。
collocation: joined + go-slow
Isabela and her colleagues at the hospital began a go-slow to demand more nursing staff.
Isabela 和醫院同事發起怠工，要求增加護理人力。
collocation: began + go-slow
The union voted to start an indefinite go-slow in protest against the new safety rules.
工會投票決定展開無限期怠工，抗議新的安全規定。
collocation: start + indefinite + go-slow
After two weeks of the go-slow, the management finally agreed to discuss the workers' concerns.
怠工持續兩週後，資方終於同意討論員工的訴求。
Railway workers in Tokyo staged a go-slow during the morning rush to demand higher pay.
東京鐵路工人在早上尖峰時段發起怠工，要求提高薪資。
collocation: staged + go-slow
- stage a go-slow
- begin a go-slow
- join a go-slow
- indefinite go-slow
- call off a go-slow
- go-slow action
- slowdown
American English term for the same tactic
- work-to-rule
a related protest where workers follow every regulation strictly, often causing slower output; more rule-based than a go-slow
- strike
complete work stoppage, not a slowdown; stronger but often riskier for workers
用法筆記
The American English equivalent is 'slowdown'. Unlike a strike, a go-slow does not involve a complete stop of work.