Italy's national strike called by main union disrupts ...
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.

STRIKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
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 conditions, etc.:

Strike - Wikipedia
Bridge strike, collision of an over-height vehicle to a bridge.

STRIKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
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.

Strike - definition of strike by The Free Dictionary
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 begin: strike up a conversation.

Louvre workers strike in another blow to the Paris museum
Workers at the Louvre Museum voted Monday to strike over working conditions and other complaints, dealing another blow to the Paris landmark and home of the “Mona Lisa” after an embarrassing ...

Louvre Museum Staff Go on Daylong Strike, Shutting Out ...
About a fifth of the Louvre’s 2,100 employees voted to go on strike for the day, adding to the sense of crisis at the museum since a brazen heist in October.

Strike | Causes, Effects & Solutions | Britannica
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 strike). In most industrialized countries, the right to strike is granted in principle to private-sector workers.

Starbucks workers' union takes month-long strike to more ...
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.

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