industrial action
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As part of industrial action short of strike during pay disputes in recent years, teachers had boycotted inspections.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Full inspections are where ETI inspectors directly observed teaching and learning in the classroom, but industrial action had restricted this.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The market is vulnerable to outages anywhere, from hurricanes, industrial action or cyberattacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Several flights to Middle East destinations were excluded from the industrial action.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
A threat was recently made by the representatives of the miners that industrial action would be taken unless the Government at once withdrew all troops from Russia and abandoned conscription.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 4, 1919. by Various
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