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  • n  a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace
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  • Harford teachers 'work to rule' to call attention to funding dispute
    Action means no school-related activities outside classroom, union chief says When school begins Aug. 26, Harford County teachers will be planning lessons and imparting them to students, but they will not be doing anything beyond their contractually obligated teaching duties as they conduct a "work to rule" action, the leader of their union said Thursday.        
    Aug. 8, 2013 - Baltimore Sun

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