green ban

Etymology
From +. First attested in Australia in 1973.

Noun

 * 1)  A ban instigated by a trade union on construction or demolition work on a site deemed to be of cultural, historical or environmental significance.
 * 2) * 1978 June, Harvey Wasserman, Unionizing Ecotopia, Mother Jones, |%22green+bans%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QqZpT4nAJejJmAXvvYT1CA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22green%20ban%22|%22green%20bans%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 32,
 * A unique and important coalition between environmentalists and labor unions has come about in Australia, in a movement known as “the Green Bans.”Essentially the Green Ban is a labor veto of socially and ecologically unsound plans.After careful consideration and a public meeting, the union posted a Green Ban, refusing to build on Kelly′s Bush.
 * A unique and important coalition between environmentalists and labor unions has come about in Australia, in a movement known as “the Green Bans.”Essentially the Green Ban is a labor veto of socially and ecologically unsound plans.After careful consideration and a public meeting, the union posted a Green Ban, refusing to build on Kelly′s Bush.