strike
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Protests erupted last month outside an immigrant detention facility in New Jersey after detainees launched a hunger and labor strike over what they called inhumane conditions such as rotten food and medical neglect.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The five main teaching unions are to ballot their members from 10 June and it could lead to strike action in the new school year.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The latest unrest was triggered by a hunger and work strike launched by detainees at Delaney Hall over their living conditions.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
He called the strike a “strategic move” to hit GM’s lucrative pickup franchise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
But he couldn’t sit around doing nothing, waiting for disaster to strike.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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