industrial action

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Union leaders said they would seek to remove legal obstacles to a strike, referring to management’s attempt to halt the industrial action in a local court.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The breaking of parity for some jobs in recent years had led to strikes and other industrial action.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The industrial action caused severe disruption across the capital's transport network, with many Londoners getting around by e-bike instead.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Karen said the industrial action would be "affecting the sick and the vulnerable - people they are supposed to be helping".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

But when it was authoritatively explained that "industrial action," instead of meaning work, as was supposed, was a euphemistic term for striking, harmony reigned once more.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 4, 1919. by Various