industrial action

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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

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

The agreement came late Wednesday, just hours before the potentially disruptive industrial action at the company was set to begin.

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

But when it was authoritatively explained that "industrial action," instead of meaning work, as was supposed, was a euphemistic term for striking, harmony reigned once more.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 4, 1919. by Various