Labour Overdue An Upset

• a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• attempt by employing effort

• the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart'

• a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street

• an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)

• the large log at the back of a hearth fire

• something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

• accumulate and create a backlog