industrial action

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The offer was rejected by 60% of union members who voted, with a majority agreeing to take industrial action.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

It issued formal notice of industrial action over a failure to keep a promise to cut the maximum amount of time teachers spend in front of a class by 90 minutes.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Several flights to Middle East destinations were excluded from the industrial action.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

To this party, since 1909, all the important Unions have belonged, but in spite of the fact that its strength is derived from Trade Unions, it has stood always for political rather than industrial action.

From Proposed Roads to Freedom by Russell, Bertrand