Sentence examples for a widespread strike from inspiring English sources

A widespread strike is affecting transport systems.

Intermittent paralysing strikes and street demos are regarded as normal (a widespread strike has been called for October 4th).

If the Election Commission does not relax the new rules, the business community might call for a widespread strike, he said.

In October 1962 a widespread strike in southern schools resulted in antigovernment demonstrations followed by a general flight of students and others over the border.

PARIS — A widespread strike all but grounded the German flag carrier Lufthansa on Monday, affecting around 150,000 passengers around the world amid a battle over wages as the airline pushes ahead with a $2 billion restructuring program.

The Chamber of Mines, which represents the mining houses, says a widespread strike in the gold mines would mean a loss of 349m rand ($34m £23mm) for each day of lost production.

(See 9.59am and 11am) A union leader has predicted widespread strike action after the election.

President Obama has recently sought to revitalize his administration's effort to close the Guantánamo prison amid a widespread hunger strike.

Another asylum seeker said in a statement the guard assaulted him while he was being moved from Chauka – the off-site security cell of the Manus detention centre – to prison after a widespread hunger strike in the detention centre.

The men, who had been held for three years or more, said they were aware of a widespread hunger strike among detainees at the base but they said they had not taken part.

Of note, a widespread teachers strike involving public schools across Chile (approximately from May 18th to June 8th, 2009) could have slowed down the initial growth rate of the pandemic, although we were not able to quantify the effect of the strike here.