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go on strike

VERB
go out
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He said it was a "very difficult decision" to go on strike.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Rail workers at the Long Island Rail Road may go on strike at 12:01 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

This high-margin, nonflying income doesn’t burn fuel, go on strike, or suffer weather disruptions.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

More than 400 staff at Strathclyde University, including technicians and security staff, are voting on whether to go on strike over job cuts.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

“We need to go on strike, I’m tellin’ ya.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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