industrial action
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The vote for "last resort" industrial action was the latest move in a long-running dispute which started almost two years ago when the university announced a £30m deficit.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
But the Nigerian market has become increasingly challenging for them all, with drivers staging protests and industrial action in recent years over rising operating costs, low fares and working conditions.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Union officials said they took industrial action because concerns remained unresolved.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Samsung Electronics was obliged to offer employees windfall payments to prevent industrial action.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
A threat was recently made by the representatives of the miners that industrial action would be taken unless the Government at once withdrew all troops from Russia and abandoned conscription.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 4, 1919. by Various
