prestrike
/priːˈstraɪk/
adjective
- Occurring or existing before a strike (work stoppage).
- The company offered a prestrike bonus to try to avoid the labor action.
- Prestrike negotiations failed to prevent the walkout.
- The union held a prestrike meeting to discuss their demands.
Antonyms
noun
- A period or situation before a strike (work stoppage).
- During the prestrike, both sides refused to compromise.
- Workers voted in the prestrike to authorize a work stoppage.
- The factory was unusually quiet in the prestrike.