sit-down strike
Example Sentences
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When the elevator breaks down yet again and Isaac can’t get to an exam on the upper floor, the whole school stages a sit-down strike in his support.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2023
Roosevelt refused to take a strong stand against the "sit-down strike," a controversial labor tactic that posed a direct challenge to major industrial employers.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2021
The narrative really took on a life of its own when a New Yorker article in 1976 referred to "a sort of sit-down strike one day about half-way through the mission".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2021
For 44 days in 1936-37, workers held a sit-down strike inside General Motors’ massive Flint, Mich., Fisher Body plant.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2021
Before a club game kickoff, several dozen protesters staged a sit-down strike on the 50-yard line.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2011
