Editing Solidarity action (section)

{{Short description|Strike action in support of another workplace}}

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'''Solidarity action''' (also known as '''secondary action''', a '''secondary boycott''', a '''solidarity strike''', or a '''sympathy strike''') is [[industrial action]] by a [[trade union]] in support of a [[Strike action|strike]] initiated by workers in a separate corporation, but often the same [[Business|enterprise]], [[Industry (economics)|group of companies]], or connected firm.<ref>See H Collins, KD Ewing and A McColgan, ''Labour Law'' (2012) 693</ref>

In [[Australian labour law|Australia]],<ref name=Aus/> Latvia, Luxembourg, the [[United States labor law|United States]], and the [[United Kingdom labour law|United Kingdom]], solidarity action is theoretically illegal, and strikes can only be against the contractual [[employer]]. [[German labour law|Germany]], Italy and Spain have restrictions in place that restrict the circumstances in which solidarity action can take place (see [[European labour law]]).{{sfn | Warneck | 2007 | p=8}}

The term "secondary action" is often used with the intention of distinguishing different types of [[Labor dispute|trade dispute]] with a worker's direct contractual employer. Thus, a secondary action is a dispute with the employer's [[parent company]], its suppliers, [[financiers]], contracting parties, or any other employer in another industry.