work stoppage

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The work stoppage was first called on Feb. 17, after the staff union alleged that management had no intention to reach an agreement on the pending contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The new rule, which would be put in place if there’s a work stoppage, would allow the officiating department in New York to step in and correct obvious errors made by replacements.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

With the sport headed toward a seemingly inevitable work stoppage this winter, this could be the sweet beginnings of a long farewell.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Scandals at the top of both player associations have left them severely weakened as one faces a possible work stoppage and the other discusses an expanded schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

It encouraged the leaders of twenty-four separate steel worker craft unions to come together under the banner of the AFL and stage a national work stoppage.

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