stoppage

stoppage
stop‧page /ˈstɒpɪdʒ $ ˈstɑːp-/ noun1. [countable] a situation in which workers stop working for a short time as a protest:
    time lost in disputes and stoppages
    a work stoppage by government employees
2. [uncountable and countable] especially British English when something stops moving or happening:
    We had five minutes of stoppage time (=extra time played in a sports match because of pauses) at the end of the first half.
3. [countable] something that blocks a tube or container:
    an intestinal stoppage
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ strike [countable] a period of time when a group of workers stop working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions etc: A teachers’ strike has been announced for next week. | The rail strike has resulted in major delays on roads across the country.
   ▪ industrial action [uncountable] British English activities such as strikes, or doing less work than usual, as a way of trying to persuade an employer to improve pay, conditions etc: Lecturers voted to take industrial action over their workload. | Prison officers have threatened industrial action.
   ▪ stoppage [countable] British English, work stoppage American English a short strike, especially one that lasts for one day: Customs officers will return to work today after a twenty-four hour stoppage.
   ▪ go-slow [countable] British English a period of time when a group of workers deliberately work more slowly than usual as a way of protesting about pay, conditions etc: The hospital go-slow comes into effect tomorrow. | The union carried out strikes and go-slows in support of a wage claim.