strike
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The public response to the strike action appeared to be mixed across London.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
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 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
Unionized workers at Dauch Corp. in Three Rivers, Mich., went on strike, halting the supply of axles for General Motors’ pickup trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Just like the air around a strike was about five times hotter than the surface of the sun, my face was superheated.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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