Industrial action?

[kimchi]

Test No. incompl/advan-32 "Letter Writing (4)", question 3

Everything started to go wrong the moment we arrived at the airport because of the industrial ......... taken by the baggage handlers.

(a) activity
(b) acts
(c) acting
(d) action

Test No. incompl/advan-32 "Letter Writing (4)", answer 3

Everything started to go wrong the moment we arrived at the airport because of the industrial action taken by the baggage handlers.

Correct answer: (d) action

Your answer was: incorrect
Everything started to go wrong the moment we arrived at the airport because of the industrial acts taken by the baggage handlers.
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what does industrial action mean?

[Alan]

This simply means strike. In other words take industrial action means go on strike/stop work because you are not satisfied with your working conditions.
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