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Vocabulaire 3.2

Module 3.2 vocabulary

TermDefinition
les acquis sociaux social wealth
adhérer à to stick to, to become a member of
l’affaiblissement de l’esprit syndicaliste (m) the decline in union support
appeler à la grève to take industrial action
l’arrêt du travail work stoppage
une augmentation de salaires (f) an increase in wages
la CGT main French trade union
le chômage massif mass unemployment
se concrétiser to materialise
les congés payés paid holidays
une diminution du temps de travail a reduction in working hours
donner son préavis to hand in one’s notice
les droits des travailleurs workers’ rights
faire les trois-huit to work around the clock
faire partie d’un syndicat to belong to a union
faire une grève (ouvrière) to down tools
le gouvernement the government
une grève de la faim a hunger strike
une grève du tas a sit-in strike
une grève du zèle a work-to-rule
une grève patronale a lockout
une grève perlée a slow down strike
une grève sauvage a wildcat strike
une grève surprise a lightning strike
une grève totale an all-out strike
une grève tournante a rolling strike
un(e) gréviste a striker
l’impuissance (f) helplessness
un jaune scab a strikebreaker
lancer un appel de grève to call a strike
une lutte a fight
le mouvement de grève strike action
le mouvement ouvrier the workers’ movement
organiser un piquet de grève to picket a factory
les pays développés the developed countries
un pays de grévistes a country of strikers
un piquet de grève a picket line
se porter gréviste to go on strike
un préavis de grève a strike notice
protéger l’égalité to protect the equality
les réclamations complaints
la retraite retirement
la revendication demand, complaint
le secteur privé the private sector
un syndicaliste a trade union member
un syndicat a trade union
le taux de chômage the rate of unemployment
la tendance the tendancy
à travail égal, salaire égal equal pay for equal work
trouver une embauche facile to easily find a job
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