WALKOUT

[noun] [C] - the act of leaving an official meeting as a group in order to show disapproval, or of leaving a place of work to start a strikeSenior union workers staged (= had) a walkout this afternoon at the annual conference over the proposed changes in funding.Rail-workers are to stage (= have) a twenty-four-hour walkout next Monday unless an agreement is reached at today's meeting.See also walk out at walk.