industrial action

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

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told the BBC the government "categorically" did not change its deal with resident doctors to end ongoing industrial action over pay and jobs.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The offer - aimed at avoiding industrial action – applied to doctors, nurses and auxiliary staff, but not homecare workers in the independent sector.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Full inspections are where ETI inspectors directly observed teaching and learning in the classroom, but industrial action had restricted this.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

A union under the closed shop policy is exercising a quasi-public function, that of controlling the industrial action of private citizens against their will.

From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert