industrial action

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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

This follows lessons learned from deployments on days with industrial action.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 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

The market is vulnerable to outages anywhere, from hurricanes, industrial action or cyberattacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

There has been, it appears, an unfortunate misunderstanding as to the exact meaning of the term "industrial action."

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