English translation: are on a go-slow / staging a go-slow
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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Spanish term or phrase:se está llevando a cabo la operación morrocoy
Estoy traduciendo una serie de artículos sobre el paro cívico nacional que hubo en Venezuela entre finales de 2002 y comienzos de 2003:
"Respecto al negocio de gas, pese a que existen 3 plantas de extracción, 3 plantas de fraccionamiento y una de refrigeración, sólo en las plantas de Anaco, estado Monagas, y Ulé, estado Zulia, se está llevando a cabo la operación morrocoy. Esto significa que por ahora no peligra drásticamente el suministro de gas, por bombonas o tanques fijos, y tampoco el servicio eléctrico que se genera a través del parque térmico."
Operación morrocoy significa que la gente trabaja más lento a propósito (morrocoy = especie de tortuga).
Explanation: Another alternative to 'slowdown' which appears to be more a US term (see below).
go-slow noun
Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this word/ˌgəʊˈsləʊ//ˌgoʊˈsloʊ/ n [C usually singular] UK (US slowdown)
Definition
when employees work more slowly and with less effort than usual to try to persuade an employer to agree to higher pay or better working conditions or arrangements
Tube Workers To Stage Christmas 'Go Slow' | Home | Sky News
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28 Nov 2003 – London Underground workers will begin **two days of 'go-slows'** on December 8 in a dispute over safety, the RMT union has announced.
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LIAT workers paid to end Grenada go-slow | Dominica News Online
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LIAT **workers paid to end Grenada go-slow***. Friday, August 5th, 2011 | caribbean360.com. Facebook; Twitter; del.icio.us; StumbleUpon; Print; email. ST. ...
Ad workers on go slow : Marklives!com www.marklives.com/wordpress/2011/08/ad-workers-on-go-slow/ - Cached
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**Ad workers on go slow**. Posted by Herman Manson on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment. The Creative Recruitment And Producer's (CRAP) ...
Tube workers to hold go-slow protests | UK news | guardian.co.uk www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/nov/27/transport.world - Cached
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27 Nov 2003 – London Underground (LU) workers are to ***stage a 48-hour go-slow*** next month in a row over safety, it was announced today, meaning likely ...
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The term is also used in the US:
Mining Journal - Alcasa workers suspend go-slow www.mining-journal.com › Production and Markets - Cached
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7 Jan 2005 – WORKERS at Corporacion Venezolana de Guyana's (CVG) Alcasa ... Venezuela, have temporarily suspended their **go-slow action*** until January 15.
SIDOR and Sutiss agreement ends "go-slow", Venezuela, Metals, news www.bnamericas.com › Home › Metals
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10 Nov 2003 – Venezuelan steelmaker Sidor and the steel workers' union Sutiss have agreed to ... SIDOR and Sutiss agreement ends **"go-slow"** - Venezuela ...
Alcasa production still down after December go slow, Venezuela ... www.bnamericas.com › Home › Metals - Cached
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5 Jan 2005 – Venezuelan aluminum reduction company Alcasa is still experiencing lower production as a result of a **five-day go-slow** from December 22 to 26 ...
"ITALY GENERAL STRIKE 6 September 2011, Greek Air traffic ... www.easytravelreport.com/ - United States - CachedSimilar
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27 July Liat Airlines **on a go slow*** antiguaobserver.com. 4 June Liat Airlines threaten strike, management refusing to meet union demands, layoffs this month. ...
a slowdown strike is being carried out / there is an ongoing slowdown strike
Explanation: a slowdown strike is being carried out / there is an ongoing slowdown strike
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What is slowdown strike? definition and meaning www.businessdictionary.com/definition/slowdown-strike.html
Definition of slowdown strike: Industrial action in which employees deliberately reduce the rate of output, without completely withdrawing their labor as in a full ...
Strike action - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jump to Slowdown strike: A slowdown strike is when the workers are still working, but very slowly. It ...
Slowdown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A slowdown may be used as either a prelude or an alternative to a strike, as it is seen as less disruptive as well as less risky and costly for workers and their ...
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otra opciones serían "work slowdown" o "work to rule":
US Airways Can Proceed With Pilot-Slowdown Suit Against Union ... www.bloomberg.com/.../us-airways-suit-blaming-pilots-for-wo...
17 Aug 2011 – US Airways Group Inc. can proceed with a lawsuit accusing its pilots union of encouraging and ***engaging in an unlawful work slowdown***, ...
TSA chief vows to fire screeners in a strike or work slowdown ... www.federaltimes.com › Departments › Homeland Security
TSA chief vows to fire screeners in a strike or ***work slowdown***. By STEPHEN LOSEY | Last Updated:February 10, 2011 ...
Business: SPEEDUP ON SLOWDOWNS - TIME www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,838636,00.html
Other slowdowns have taken a variety of forms. To back up their demands for higher pay and shorter working hours, Kansas City firemen resorted to a slowdown ...
Slowdown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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***A union seeking to employ a slowdown tactic may take advantage of these common rule oversights by having workers "work to rule,"*** obeying each and every ...
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