on strike

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

Scotland's resident doctors are to go on strike in a dispute over pay - the first time a national walkout has been staged by NHS workers.

From BBC

But the factory made headlines in 2021 during its construction, when hundreds of Vietnamese workers went on strike amid reports of alleged deception used to lure employees.

From Barron's

“The worker can unionize, go out on strike; mothers are divided from each other in homes, tied to their children by compassionate bonds; our wildcat strikes have most often taken the form of physical or mental breakdown,” wrote Adrienne Rich in “Of Woman Born.”

From Los Angeles Times

Staff at an East Dunbartonshire secondary school are being balloted on strike action over "serious health and safety concerns".

From BBC

The Louvre museum in Paris was forced to close on Monday as its employees went on strike over working conditions and pay, leaving thousands of would-be visitors disappointed.

From BBC