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Meanings of labour strike in English
Work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work.
Synonyms
Examples for "strike"
Examples for "strike"
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Alternatively; something said could strike the right note at the right time!
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Public health doctors seem set to ballot for strike action over pay.
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How much money has the South African economy lost through strike action?
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The strike would continue until the government agreed to talks, he said.
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The union said a strike would cost BA £40 million a day.
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But it was not the barrier of riches that Robin Greve feared.
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Eventually Justice Greve guillotined further blocking, and ruled in favour of Glaxco.
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I should like you to be frank with me, Mr. Greve, please.
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Two other couples were issued emergency licenses last week, Greve said.
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Greve stood opposite the doctor in the centre of the library.
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Public health doctors seem set to ballot for strike action over pay.
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How much money has the South African economy lost through strike action?
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The vote for strike action had not been taken lightly, she said.
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Workers will have to give employers 14 days' notice of strike action.
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However, the strike action had a far bigger economic impact in 2014.
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I did it instinctively, perhaps as a protest, a small labor strike.
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The customary chronology records the first American labor strike in 1741.
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Tender-hearted Socialism has made the labor strike a crime in Russia.
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The company blames a 58-day labor strike by IAM members for part of the delay.
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The Gresik smelter was forced to halt operations on Jan. 19 because of a labor strike.
Usage of labour strike in English
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The centenary of a famous Belfast labour strike when Catholic and Protestant workers united briefly will be marked in Dublin tomorrow.
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There is no greater way to capture the attention of the public, and the powers that be, than a general labour strike.
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Commuters walk in front of an immobilised ferry boat during a 24-hour labour strike in the port of Piraeus near Athens October 18, 2012.
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The singularity of this unequal division of labour struck me at once.
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What to watch: -The tenor and frequency of student and labour strikes.
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Some businesses closed for the day, and labour strikes and class boycotts were called.
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Some businesses also closed for the day, and labour strikes and class boycotts were called.
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A lunar colony is just a London mogul's subterranean basement, without the crusties or the labour strikes.
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- Annual wage talks, and whether labour strikes are successful in winning hefty pay rises for workers.
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Business officials say regular shutdowns and labour strikes have sapped business confidence and the government must revive investment in industry to create jobs.
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- Labour strikes, and whether they turn violent, or are successful in winning hefty pay rises for workers.
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Government salaries and army payrolls are likely to be among the first cuts, raising the spectre of labour strikes and riots by unpaid soldiers.
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South Africa's Reserve Bank will probably leave interest rates on hold, preferring to spur the economy after labour strikes hurt growth in the first quarter.
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Video - The details of the deals Labour struck with New Zealand First and the Greens have been revealed by incoming Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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Hyundai, South Korea's biggest carmaker, posted operating profit that missed estimates after labour strikes hurt production at home and incentive spending in the US increased.
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Maruti lost $500 million in production due to labour strikes that shut down its factories for weeks last year amid an overall slowdown in sales.
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