go on strike
Example Sentences
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“I guess soccer can be played” if workers go on strike, said Kurt Petersen, co-president of the local union, in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
This high-margin, nonflying income doesn’t burn fuel, go on strike, or suffer weather disruptions.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
The net result is that these prices are being driven artificially higher in the last few weeks of the year as sellers go on strike and wait for the new year.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025
Scotland's resident doctors are to go on strike in a dispute over pay - the first time a national walkout has been staged by NHS workers.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
The school bus drivers threatened to go on strike.
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
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