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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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sabotage [Fr.,
sabot
=wooden shoe; hence, to work clumsily], form of
direct action
by workers against employers through obstruction of work and/or lowering of plant efficiency. Methods range from peaceful slowing of production to destruction of property. In 1897, French workers adopted sabotage as a general strategy. It was also used by the syndicalists (see
syndicalism
) and by the Industrial Workers of the World in the United States. It has been condemned by Communists and Socialists as counterrevolutionary because it often results in a wave of repressive ...
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