be on strike

The very same folks who may soon be on strike if their negotiations go badly.

These unions represent about 173,000 workers, although not all will be on strike.

Junior doctors in England will be on strike for three days from 07:00 on 20 December and six days from 07:00 on 3 January.

While they won't be on strike, they may have to help cover work not being done by aides and other support staff who are on the picket lines.

In Virginia and Washington, D.C., only optometrists and pharmacists would be on strike, but the impact on patients in California, Colorado, Oregon, and part of southwestern Washington state would be more substantial, a Kaiser spokeswoman said Tuesday.