industrial action

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But in their statement announcing the ballot for industrial action, the teaching unions said that the department's action plan "did not go far enough" in reducing the workload of teachers and school leaders.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Samsung’s management and its union leaders struck the deal in negotiations mediated by South Korea’s labor minister at late last Wednesday, just hours before industrial action at the company was set to begin.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The agreement came late Wednesday, just hours before the potentially disruptive industrial action at the company was set to begin.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The government could invoke emergency mediation powers to halt industrial action and trigger mediation if it is deemed a threat to the national economy.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

There has been, it appears, an unfortunate misunderstanding as to the exact meaning of the term "industrial action."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 4, 1919. by Various