shockworker

shockworker (plural shockworkers)

1. Alternative form of shock worker.
   • 2004, Steven Rosefielde, “Subbotnik”, in James R[obert] Millar, editor, Encyclopedia of Russian History, New York, N.Y.: Macmillan Reference USA, →ISBN, page 1492, column 1:

     Communist subbotniki (Communist Volunteer Saturday Workers) were shockworkers who volunteered their free Saturdays for the Bolshevik cause.

   • 2009, Maria Gough, “Production”, in Jeffrey T[hompson] Schnapp, editor, Speed Limits, Milan: Skira, →ISBN, “Speed Writings” section, page 111:

     Shockworkers undertook longer shifts and worked at a faster pace than ordinary workers, thereby exceeding production norms.

   • 2016, Simon Ings, “The great patron”, in Stalin and the Scientists: A History of Triumph and Tragedy 1905–1953, London: Faber & Faber, →ISBN, part 2 (Power (1929–1941)), page 237:

     Resentment towards Stakhanovite ‘shockworkers’ often boiled over into punch-ups and machine wrecking.