go on strike

Example Sentences

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“I guess soccer can be played” if workers go on strike, said Kurt Petersen, co-president of the local union, in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The net result is that these prices are being driven artificially higher in the last few weeks of the year as sellers go on strike and wait for the new year.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

Louvre staff said they intend to go on strike Dec. 15 because of their concerns about perceived understaffing and security flaws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Although it is not uncommon for single media outlets to go on strike in Italy, it is rare for the entire sector to hold a shutdown.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

That same month, our Post and Telecommunications Corporation, or PTC, fired more than six hundred people, causing the other workers to go on strike.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda