Meanings of sit-down strike in anglès

The so-called issue was Murphy's handling of the General Motors sit-down strike in January 1937.

Once we roused the other match girls, we'd engage in a sit-down strike, if necessary.

They were not smart enough to pull a sit-down strike anywhere except plowing in the field.

Then came the wave of sit-down strikes in the early months of 1937.

Most of the protesters were peaceful, although roads and rail lines leading to the centre of Cologne were blocked by demonstrators in sit-down strikes.