Which term describes a cessation of work by workers to pressure employers to respond to workers' concerns?

• A. Lockout
• B. Strike
• C. Walkout
• D. Protest

Answer: (B)

A strike is when workers collectively stop work to pressure the employer to address their concerns. It’s a classic bargaining tactic used to gain concessions on wages, benefits, safety, or working conditions by showing that continuing production is costly for the company. Strikes are typically organized through a workers’ union and are guided by laws and rules about legality and duration. This makes it the most fitting term for stopping work to push the employer to respond.

The other ideas describe related actions but don’t match as precisely: a lockout is when the employer shuts down operations to pressure workers; a walkout is usually a brief, sometimes spontaneous departure from work; a protest is a broader public demonstration that doesn’t necessarily involve stopping work.