industrial action
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We have committed - a number of times and in a number of ways, including in writing before this most recent industrial action - to these proposals being voluntary.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Unions at the ILO say this by extension enshrines the right to industrial action, but employers disagree.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The court ordered the union to maintain normal operations at certain key production facilities during industrial action.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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
Trade unions therefore represent the same reaction from complete individual freedom of industrial action as do factory laws and the other extensions of the economic functions of government discussed in the last chapter.
From An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England by Cheyney, Edward Potts
