industrial action
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Unions at the ILO had argued that this by extension enshrined the right to industrial action, but employers disagreed, so they took the fight to the ICJ.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Santos noted that the rules surrounding industrial action varied widely from country to country -- whether emergency services were excluded, for example.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The court ordered the union to maintain normal operations at certain key production facilities during industrial action.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
An informal indicative ballot held already this year, with a turnout of 48.6%, suggested 90.5% of teachers who are members of the NEU would be prepared to take industrial action over pay.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Thus Ruskin says that his whole scheme of political economy is based on the moral assimilation of industrial action to military.
From A Critical Examination of Socialism by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)
