walkout

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Writing in The Times, Sir Keir Starmer said the decision last week by the doctors' union to reject the deal offered to them and announce the 15th walkout of the long-running dispute was "reckless".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

This walkout completely shut down schools because it was impossible to keep campuses open without the vast majority of both teaching and non-teaching employees.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Some pilots had decided to work despite the walkout, while other airlines in the broader Lufthansa Group took over some of flagship carrier's flights.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Teachers in Los Angeles, the country’s second-largest school district, have already voted to authorize a strike, empowering union leaders to call for a walkout later if a deal isn’t reached.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

For weeks preceding the walkout, citizen volunteers had been offering their services to protect the city in the event the police left their posts.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler