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on strike

Idioms

Engaged in a work stoppage, as in The auto workers were on strike for the entire summer. The use of strike for a concerted labor stoppage undertaken to gain concessions from employers dates from the early 1800s. Today it is also used more loosely, as in Where washing dishes is concerned, Mom has announced that she's on strike. Also see go out, def. 4.

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on strike

It has pressed ahead with layoffs in subsidiaries including in the Spanish city of Barcelona, where staff have walked out on strike over the job cuts in recent weeks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

It comes after consultants and specialist doctors went on strike last week - the first time for these two groups of doctors in Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

"We deserve better, and if that means going on strike, I'm ready."

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

GM is trying to increase production of its heavy-duty Silverados and Sierras just as the workers who make the axles for those trucks are going on strike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

I did not reply quickly because the Zimbabwean PTC where we buy stamps was on strike.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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