pen down strike

pen down strike
 n.— «Pen down strike—In this protest workers come to the office but do nothing.» —“In India, There’s A Demonstration For Any Occasion” by Michael T. Kaufman in New Delhi, India New York Times Apr. 23, 1981. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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