on strike
US /ɑn straɪk/
・UK /ɔn straik/
B1
adj.AdjectiveRefusing to work as a form of protest.
The factory workers are on strike for better pay.
phr.PhraseIn the state of striking; protesting by not working.
The nurses went on strike to demand better working conditions.
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How American Cars Got So Bad
- The real cost of the short-term boost became apparent quickly with factory workers going on strike, the Jeep and Dodge brands taking reputational hits as signs of corner-cutting and cheap assembly became more apparent, and their new cars sitting on the lots waiting to sell for days longer and longer on average.
The real cost of the short-term boost became apparent quickly with factory workers going on strike, the Jeep and Dodge brands taking reputational hits as signs of corner-cutting and cheap assembly became more apparent, and their new cars sitting on the lots waiting to sell for days longer and longer on average.
- The real cost of the short-term boost became apparent quickly, with factory workers going on strike, the Jeep and Dodge brands taking reputational hits as signs of corner-cutting and cheap assembly became more apparent,
The real cost of the short-term boost became apparent quickly, with factory workers going on strike, the Jeep and Dodge brands taking reputational hits as signs of corner-cutting and cheap assembly became more apparent,
Kids and climate change ⏲️ 6 Minute English
- Hmm, I think Greta Thunberg went on strike and skipped school on Fridays.
Hmm, I think Greta Thunberg went on strike and skipped school on Fridays.
- Hmm, I think Greta Thunberg went on strike and skipped school on Fridays.
Hmm, I think Greta Thunberg went on strike and skipped school on Fridays.
Martin Luther King Jr I've Been to the Mountaintop
- They very seldom got around to mentioning the fact that 1,300 sanitation workers are on strike and that Memphis is not being fair to them and that Mayor Loeb is in dire need of a doctor.
They very seldom got around to mentioning the fact that 1,300 sanitation workers are on strike and that Memphis is not being fair to them and that Mayor Loeb is in dire need of a doctor.
- on strike, and that Memphis is not being fair to them, and that Mayor Loeb is in dire need
on strike, and that Memphis is not being fair to them, and that Mayor Loeb is in dire need
BREAKING: BOMBSHELL poll result SHOCKS THE NATION
- So we stood up, four U.S. plants went out on strike for 77 days, and we won a contract.
So we stood up, four U.S. plants went out on strike for 77 days, and we won a contract.
- So we stood up for US plants, went out on strike for 77 days, and
So we stood up for US plants, went out on strike for 77 days, and
RSA Animate: David Harvey - Crises of Capitalism
- Very explicitly in the 1930s, it was built up because the theory was that debt-encumbered homeowners don't go on strike.
Very explicitly in the 1930s, it was built up because the theory was that debt-encumbered homeowners don't go on strike.
- that debt incumbent home owners don't go on strike.
that debt incumbent home owners don't go on strike.
Why Air Traffic Controllers Have One Of The Hardest Jobs In The World
- The shortage dates back to 1981, when President Reagan fired more than 11,000 air traffic controllers who went on strike.
The shortage dates back to 1981, when President Reagan fired more than 11,000 air traffic controllers who went on strike.
- The shortage dates back to 1981, when President Reagan fired more than 11,000 air traffic controllers who went on strike.
The shortage dates back to 1981, when President Reagan fired more than 11,000 air traffic controllers who went on strike.
DNA Science Resurrects Extinct Species | April 10, 2025
- Mountains of garbage bags they're piling up on the streets of Birmingham as garbage collectors are on strike over a pay dispute with the city council.
Mountains of garbage bags they're piling up on the streets of Birmingham as garbage collectors are on strike over a pay dispute with the city council.
- Mountains of garbage bags are piling up on the streets of Birmingham as garbage collectors are on strike over a pay dispute with the city council.
Mountains of garbage bags are piling up on the streets of Birmingham as garbage collectors are on strike over a pay dispute with the city council.
Hollywood comes to an agreement | September 26, 2023
- As for the actors union, well, it represents about 160,000 actors, and they're still on strike.
As for the actors union, well, it represents about 160,000 actors, and they're still on strike.
- When is Hollywood going to be able to get back to work? What productions will return and what can't return because the actors of course are still on strike?
When is Hollywood going to be able to get back to work? What productions will return and what can't return because the actors of course are still on strike?
Beware Of Bed Bugs? | October 3, 2023
- We begin today by looking at the most recent trend of labor strikes in America, Auto Workers, writers, and actors were all part of unions that went on strike.
We begin today by looking at the most recent trend of labor strikes in America, Auto Workers, writers, and actors were all part of unions that went on strike.
- The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA which represents film and TV actors went on strike this summer, making Hollywood hit the pause button on filming.
The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA which represents film and TV actors went on strike this summer, making Hollywood hit the pause button on filming.
South Korea threatens consequences, sets deadline for striking doctors to return to work
- If the doctors go on strike, my daughter's surgery might be delayed and the treatment period might become longer.
If the doctors go on strike, my daughter's surgery might be delayed and the treatment period might become longer.