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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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

He said it was a "very difficult decision" to go on strike.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

“We’ll stay out on strike until this company comes to its senses and treats these workers with dignity and respect,” Fain added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

They let it be known that if their new union’s leaders were disciplined they would go out on strike.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler