ɐn ɪnˈɪʃəl ɹᵻspˈɑːns baɪ wˈɜːkɚz æt mˈæs mˈiːɾɪŋz ˌɔn θɹˈiː dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi ɪn mˈɛlbɚn, sˈɪdni, ænd ˈædəlˌeɪd wʌz tə ɹᵻfjˈuːz tə wˈɜːk ðə fˈoːɹ ˈaʊɚz ˈɛkstɹə stˈɪpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə lˈuːkɪn ɐwˈɔːɹd.
An initial response by workers at mass meetings on 3 January in Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide was to refuse to work the four hours extra stipulated by the Lukin award.