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

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

This high-margin, nonflying income doesn’t burn fuel, go on strike, or suffer weather disruptions.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

"Will MLAs have to wait a year and threaten to go on strike to get the money or will it slide into their pay packet very quickly?"

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

“We need to go on strike, I’m tellin’ ya.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam