It’s called Work to Rule and it’s been an industrial action tactic for time immemorial.
(But yes, ‘act your wage’ is a zinger)
Thank you! I’ve seen no one on Reddit mention this in the context of labor tactics (probably because if you actually learn the history of labor struggles, you’re here and not on :reddit-logo: )
I had a cool as fuck university lecturer who taught “history of industrial relations”. During the first lecture he told us “I’m only teaching you these tactics so you know how to deal with them when you encounter them.” Then literally gave an exaggerated wink and proceeded to teach us a semester worth of industrial disruption tactics.