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[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Back in the big union days, this was called "work to rule", as in you worked exactly to the letter of your job and not an inch more.

It was a union tactic to fight back if the company wasn't playing fair or wasn't playing ball at the negotiating table