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

The breaking of parity for some jobs in recent years had led to strikes and other industrial action.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

That meant only 13 primary schools received a full inspection unaffected by industrial action between 2018 and 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 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)