The phrase "a strike by about" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe an approximate number of participants in a strike, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "A strike by about 500 workers took place last week."
Alternatives: "a strike involving approximately" or "a strike with around".
OTTAWA — Canada's labor minister introduced legislation on Monday to end a strike by about 4,800 workers at the Canadian Pacific Railway.
A strike by about 3,000 hourly workers of the General Motors Corporation at two parts factories in Flint, Mich., has caused the shutdown of a truck assembly plant in Moraine, Ohio.
DETROIT — A strike by about 2,300 members of the United Automobile Workers union at a General Motors plant near Lansing has halted production of three popular vehicles that have been bright spots in an otherwise dismal market.
Thousands of workers fanned out to picket sites throughout the East yesterday as negotiators for Verizon Communications and its unions pressed forward with efforts to end a strike by about 86,000 telephone employees.
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A1 BUSINESS DAY C1-22 Verizon Workers Walk Out Workers fanned out to picket sites throughout the Northeast as negotiators for Verizon and its unions continued efforts to end a strike by about 86,000 telephone workers.
The police arrested eight striking city workers today for blocking the entrance to a water plant, but reported no other incidents as the strike by about 15,000 municipal employees entered its fifth day.
The persistent lawlessness of Sinai since the Egyptian revolution has become an international concern because the region borders Israel and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, and this week a strike by police officers angry about the kidnapping had closed police stations and border crossings around the area.
Talk story about a strike by the actors who supply the voices for the hit animated television show, "The Simpsons".
Sometimes the stories have been told by foreign directors: Britain's Ken Loach made Bread and Roses in 2000, from a story by Paul Laverty, about a strike by Latino janitors in LA.
Another example of the danger of this "recipient mentality" is to be found in our story this week about a strike by village health team (VHT) volunteers.
