strike fund
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strike fund — ➔ fund1 * * * strike fund UK US noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE ► an amount of money that can be used to pay workers who are members of a trade union if they are on strike: »The union has nearly $900 million in its strike fund enough to cover a two month… … Financial and business terms
strike fund — financial fund used to pay the salaries of workers during a strike … English contemporary dictionary
strike fund — /ˈstraɪk fʌnd/ (say struyk fund) noun money set aside, usually by a trade union, to support workers during a strike …
strike fund — A fund of a labor union accumulated and held for the purpose of paying members of the union on strike … Ballentine's law dictionary
fund — 1 n 1: a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set aside for a specific objective cli·ent security fund: a fund established by each state to compensate clients for losses suffered due to their attorneys misappropriation… … Law dictionary
Strike pay — (or strike fund ) is the name of payments made by a trade union to workers who are on strike.In the United KingdomWhilst some trade unions make payments to members who are on an official strike there is no requirement to do so. The UK government… … Wikipedia
fund — A fiscal and accounting entity with a self balancing set of accounts in which cash and other financial resources, all related liabilities and residual equities, or balances, and charges therein, are recorded and segregated to carry on specific… … Financial and business terms
fund — n. 1) to establish, set up a fund 2) to administer, manage a fund 3) an inexhaustible fund 4) a contingency, emergency; pension; secret; sinking; slush; strike; trust fund 5) a mutual fund (AE; BE has unit trust) * * * [fʌnd] emergency manage a… … Combinatory dictionary
strike out (to) — Fail; initiate a new activity or enterprise. ► “But when Mr. DiCarlo threatened to strike out on his own, Mr. Boudreau offered a compromise: John Hancock agreed to become a minority owner of a new hedge fund firm that Mr. DiCarlo would run.”… … American business jargon
Cape Breton coal strike of 1981 — The Cape Breton coal strike of 1981 was a strike by coal miners belonging to the United Mine Workers of America against the Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO) of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. The strike, which was bitter and… … Wikipedia
