The phrase "a form of retaliation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing actions taken in response to perceived wrongs or injustices, often implying a counteraction or revenge.
Example: "The company's decision to cut salaries was seen by many employees as a form of retaliation for their recent union activities."
Alternatives: "a type of revenge" or "an act of retribution".
Ms. Gonzalez said she had been frightened to take the test, which she viewed as a form of retaliation.
His wife, Valerie Plame, was outed as a CIA spy - a form of retaliation that ended her career.
"It's a common concern for our members that these measures could be used as a form of retaliation," Beebe said.
If moral suasion fails, Antigua says it might engage in a bit of music or software piracy, a form of retaliation permitted by WTO rules.
In an interview on Friday, Italy's foreign minister, Franco Frattini, said that the Qaddafi government had long used immigration as a form of "retaliation toward Europe and Italy".
Brazil considers the prohibition a form of retaliation for subsidies granted to Embraer, a maker of regional jet aircraft and the main competitor to Canada's Bombardier.
After urging Yudof to bring the postdoc union negotiations to a speedy resolution, Miller praised Tyler's statements and pointedly reminded Yudof of the "prohibitions against any form of retaliation as a result of testimony before Congress").. Naveen, finally, attended the dedication of the National Workers Memorial at the National Labor College in the Washington suburb of Silver Spring, Maryland.
He also underlined a commitment to zero-tolerance on any form of retaliation against staff who speak out.
The Protection from Harassment Act can be invoked if the narrow definition of harassment is fulfilled, but, in my opinion, outlawing any form of retaliation against whistleblowers would send out a valuable message about what society expects.
Mr. Blankenship's lawyers, however, said that prosecutors had stretched federal laws and the evidence to their limits in their quest to prosecute Mr. Blankenship, a Republican who has suggested that the case against him was a form of political retaliation.
