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

Workers at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium vowed Monday to go on strike if federal immigration enforcement agents are deployed at the venue when it hosts World Cup matches next month.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Rail workers at the Long Island Rail Road may go on strike at 12:01 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

More than 400 staff at Strathclyde University, including technicians and security staff, are voting on whether to go on strike over job cuts.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

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