work stoppage
Example Sentences
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As with earlier strikes, during the 2019 teachers walkout, administrators crossed teachers’ picket lines to keep schools open and hold things together — overseeing food distribution and student supervision during the six-day work stoppage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
An alleged attempted coup to force him to sell has led to resignations, a work stoppage and a protest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
The upheaval has involved resignations, a work stoppage and a protest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
The work stoppage was called on February 17, after the staff union alleged that management had no intention to reach an agreement on the pending contract.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
It encouraged the leaders of twenty-four separate steel worker craft unions to come together under the banner of the AFL and stage a national work stoppage.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
