industrial action

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Union leaders said they would seek to remove legal obstacles to a strike, referring to management’s attempt to halt the industrial action in a local court.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

But the move failed to bring an end to their industrial action, leading to an increasingly sour relationship their union, the BMA, which he has accused of "cartel like" behaviour in negotiations over pay.

From BBC • May 13, 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

This follows lessons learned from deployments on days with industrial action.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Every industrial action, however detailed in character, however secretly conducted, has a public import, and necessarily affects the actions and interests of innumerable persons.

From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson)