: a strike that is brought against an employer because of a dispute regarding economic benefits or conditions (as wages) Note: Workers engaged in an economic strike can legally be replaced …

if a trade union or official organization calls, takes, or leads a group of workers out on strike, it announces that they are stopping working because they are not satisfied with their pay, working …

2 days ago · A national strike called by Italy’s largest trade union in protest against the government’s budget plans has widely disrupted transportation, health and school services across the country.

3 days ago · Hundreds of Starbucks' baristas walked off the job in 34 U.S. cities on Thursday, escalating a month-long strike as their union tries to push the coffee chain towards its first-ever labor contract.

2 days ago · The two labor groups representing close to a million Portuguese workers say it could be the country’s biggest walkout in more than ten years.

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Agitated workers face the factory owner in The Strike, painted by Robert Koehler in 1886 The following is a list of specific strikes (workers refusing to work, seeking to change their conditions in a particular …

When there is a strike, workers stop doing their work for a period of time, usually in order to try to get better pay or conditions for themselves.

1. To start to play music or sing: The band suddenly struck up. To start to play or sing (something): The orchestra struck up a waltz. To cause to start to play or sing: Strike up the band! 2. To initiate or …

Nov 13, 2025 · Illegal strikes include sit-down strikes, wildcat strikes, and partial strikes (such as slowdowns or sick-ins). Strikes may also be called for purely political reasons (as in the general …