1 day 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 …

: 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 …

Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike in British English, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work.

3 days ago · The Strike series returns with season 7: The Running Grave. Discover BBC adaptation updates, cast returns, plot summary and what fans can expect here.

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, …

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 …

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.

2 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 …

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 …

Dec 1, 2025 · Starbucks strike enters week 3. Can you still get a Peppermint Mocha? Starbucks Corps. spokesperson Jaci Anderson said only about 1% of Starbucks locations have been …