sit-down strike
Example Sentences
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When the elevator breaks down yet again and Isaac can’t get to an exam on the upper floor, the whole school stages a sit-down strike in his support.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2023
Kildee’s congressional district includes the city of Flint, where a sit-down strike by General Motors workers in 1936-1937 brought about one of the biggest victories for labor unions in America’s history.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2021
The narrative really took on a life of its own when a New Yorker article in 1976 referred to "a sort of sit-down strike one day about half-way through the mission".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2021
It would be like the Flint sit-down strike.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2014
Before a club game kickoff, several dozen protesters staged a sit-down strike on the 50-yard line.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2011
